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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Opposes taxpayer funding, but says women have choice: Opposes topic 1
A pro-life Christian: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Opposes transgender ban in military: Favors topic 3
Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Ability to worship God without governmental interference: Favors topic 4
Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| It's not complicated--ObamaCare should be repealed: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Heavy federal footprint stifles local education reform: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes states adopting federal education standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Environmental laws ignore the sovereignty of the states: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Second Amendment is about individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Tax consumption, not income & not corporations: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Manufacturing towns impacted by America's trade deals: Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Be prepared to fight with tremendous precision & lethality: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Protects military base access roads from sea-level rise: Favors topic 18
Applauded decision to leave the Paris climate agreement: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Climate change happening, but not sure how much is manmade: Opposes topic 18
Opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Increase opportunities for all Americans via job retraining: Opposes topic 20 |