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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Pro-life; and healthcare is a right-to-life issue: Favors topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Father shut down segregationist Mississippi Commissions: Favors topic 2 Follows "Billy Graham rule": never alone with a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| 2015: Let same-sex couples divorce: Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Service to God, to family, to state and country: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| More accessible, quality health care to address crisis: Favors topic 5 Consider some form of Medicaid expansion in MS: Strongly Favors topic 5 Address uncompensated care at rural hospitals: Favors topic 5 Work with federal government to expand Medicaid in MS: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Pay raise for good teachers & to attract new ones: Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Inmates need a passage back into society: Opposes topic 9 |
No opinion on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Level playing field on taxes, to avoid special company deals: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| National Guard is reasonable for border security: Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Served in Army National Guard & then on state Supreme Court: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| I'm a Republican; but voting in Democratic primaries ok: Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Gas tax to sustainably fund roads & bridges: Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| More funds to take care of our crumbling roads and bridges: Strongly Favors topic 20 Tax swap to fund infrastructure: Favors topic 20 |