Andru Volinsky on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Take politics out of funding targeted by extremists: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale) | Women are entitled to equal pay for equal work: 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) |
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topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | Healthcare is a basic human right: Strongly Favors topic 5 We need to create statewide health care infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale) | Joined with Labor to protect public pensions: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Fund schools fairly, teachers should be paid well: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Won case that state-funded public education is a right: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Shameful that schools may lack science teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale) | Protect our natural resources and our tourist economy: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | We need to be carbon net-zero as fast as we can: Strongly Favors topic 18 Making schools efficient would create jobs & save energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Grave mistake to build new fossil fuel infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Andru Volinsky is a Moderate Liberal
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