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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports Planned Parenthood and barrier-free services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Supports legislation protecting Planned Parenthood funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Experience as Civil Rights leader will move state forward: Strongly Favors topic 2
Background rooted in civil rights and social justice: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| At NAACP, supported same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Protect and expand protections for LGBTQ Marylanders: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Medicare-for-all is the answer to make healthcare affordable: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Criticized proposals vouchers proposals: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Raise school spending with gambling revenue & legalized pot: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Protecting our planet is not just a moral imperative: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Protecting environment will give back economic opportunities: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Diversion to shrink prison population 30%: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Smart-on-crime policies that create a just system for all: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Universal background checks & gun courts: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Wants governor to join multi-state coalition on gun control: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| New taxes on out-of-state retailers & hedge fund income: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Tax the top 1% earners by 1% to pay for free college: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Defend DREAMers & champion a pathway to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
For society to be healthy all members need to be embraced: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Stand up to Trump's Muslim ban: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Advocate for veterans; honor the Buffalo Soldiers: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Require federal nonpartisan redistricting: Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
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)
| Will set deadline to change to 100% clean, renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Fully legalize marijuana & collect license fees & taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Recognizes the suffering caused from the opioid epidemic: Opposes topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Rebuild economy that doesn't leave anyone behind: Opposes topic 20 |