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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)
| Voted for "heartbeat bill": abortion ban after 15 weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Repeatedly authored legislation to protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Ban abortions after 15 weeks, even if rape or incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Require doctor's prescription to get an abortion: Opposes topic 1
Unborn children are children: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibit ObamaCare insurance exchange coverage for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: Opposes topic 1
CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1
CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Liberty, not 100 years of begging for federal scraps: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Curious whether Robert E. Lee remembered as hero or villain: Strongly Opposes topic 2
OpEd: Cochran accused of courting blacks for runoff vote: Favors topic 2
As host of Right Side Radio, railed against hip-hop culture: Opposes topic 2
Defend the 10th Amendment and states' rights: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Gay marriage is unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Let business use religious belief to not serve LGBT people: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Government shouldn't redefine marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Dems want homosexual marriage legal in all 50 states: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Judeo-Christian values established our government framework: Strongly Favors topic 4
Revive America's Christian foundation: Strongly Favors topic 4
Give students right to organize religious groups at school: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| I WILL support & vote for the full repeal of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare to let our economy flourish: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Stop ObamaCare; stop Medicaid expansion; stop tyranny: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No constitutional authority for ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: 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)
| No role for government in education, not even funding it: Strongly Favors topic 7
Oppose nationwide Common Core standards: Strongly Favors topic 7
Increase number of charter schools statewide: Favors topic 7
Opposed restoring budget cuts to Adequate Education Program: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)
| End burdensome regulations like at EPA: Favors topic 8
Uphold property rights; oppose Supreme Court's Kelo decision: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Death penalty for terrorism with victims killed: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Allow firearms without government permission: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes more gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10
Blames rising gun violence on "hip-hop" culture: Favors topic 10
Preserve the rights of gun owners: Strongly Favors topic 10
Concealed carry for retired cops, even in public parks: Strongly Favors topic 10
Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Reduce taxes further than Trump's good first step: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Reduce our corporate and personal tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11
CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11
CC:Elimination the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Obama separated kids from families at the border too!: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Start controlling illegal immigration with border control: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15
CC:Secure the grid against terrorism: Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Voter ID yes; rehabilitated felons voting no: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Require photo ID to vote: Opposes topic 16
Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Divest state contracts from any investments in Iran: Favors topic 17
Opposed Sec. Def. Hagel as "too soft on Iran": Strongly Opposes topic 17
CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Don't subsidize inefficient energy like ethanol & solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No subsidies for wind and solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Don't raise gas tax to pay for transportation projects: 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) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Federal spending crowds out private investment: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Grade "D" by Business/Industry Political Education Committee: Favors topic 20
Immoral to saddle our grandchildren with this much debt: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Balance the books by cutting spending to sustainable levels: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Era of big spending is over; age of appropriations must end: Strongly Opposes topic 20
CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Opposes topic 20 |