VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Fundamental right to make one's own health care decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Pass a 21st century Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Medicare for all (under age 55) who want it: Strongly Favors topic 5
Everybody needs to have health care in this country: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Protect Social Security & Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Works on Purify Project: water sanitation in Tanzania: Opposes topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Close gun show loophole; require gun owner insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Refuses donations from NRA & gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Allow CDC & NIH to research data on gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Rated 0% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Those benefiting the most have an obligation to pay: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Fighting for immigrant rights near and dear to me: 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) |
No opinion on
topic 15:
Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Protect the right to vote for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
| We need to revisit war powers role of president & Congress: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Net-zero US CO2 emissions by 2045: Strongly Favors topic 18
Rejoin Paris Climate Accord: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Legalize marijuana and release those locked up immediately: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |