Yolanda Flowers on VoteMatch | |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale) | Don't ban abortion but provide counseling for a real choice: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Schools must be desegregated & become more diverse: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale) | My campaign is based on the word of God: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | Healthcare is a right, we must create a comprehensive plan: Strongly Favors topic 5 Support Medicaid expansion for working poor, rural hospitals: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale) | Funding for public schools is crucial, use money lottery: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports school choice if parents feel child learns better: Favors topic 7 Every high school needs to have a vocational side to them: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Private prisons have corrupted Alabama's justice system: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Hire police, prison guards who are psychologically suited: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | Supports gun rights, but raise age for owners to 21: Opposes topic 10 Opposes permitless concealed carry of guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Push for a lottery, to fund education: Opposes topic 11 |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale) | We must revisit fair sentencing and petty drug offenses: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale) | Invest in community job training and workforce development: Favors topic 20 Supports state lottery to fund schools, roads, highways: Opposes topic 20 |
Yolanda Flowers is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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