VoteMatch Responses
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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)
| Anti-abortion but pro-choice: Favors topic 1
CC:Oppose strict Constitutionalist judges: Favors topic 1
CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1
CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Support small business especially minority/LGBTQ/women owned: Strongly Favors topic 2
First black Mississippian in Congress since Reconstruction: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| HRC endorsement: Espy a strong LGBTQ ally: Strongly Favors topic 3
Rights for ALL regardless of sexual orientation: 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Shore up rural hospitals; expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
Number one priority will be to expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
Expand mental healthcare; ObamaCare; and Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
Our farming, food, & health policies need to be aligned: Favors topic 5
Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly 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)
| Public dollars should go toward public schools--period: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Increase teacher pay; fund teacher training programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Expand apprenticeship/job training programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Protect students from predatory for-profit schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| 1980s: Served on Lower Mississippi Delta Caucus: Opposes topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
| Make lynching a federal hate crime: Strongly Favors topic 9
Reform police tactics, racial bias training, ban chokehold: Opposes topic 9
Resigned for accepting gifts; but acquitted criminally: Opposes topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| I believe in the Second Amendment, but things have changed: Opposes topic 10
Won the National Rifle Association's "silver rifle" award: Strongly Favors topic 10
Won the National Rifle Association's "silver rifle" award: Strongly Favors topic 10
Appeared in advertisement in support of NRA: Favors topic 10
Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| DACA recipients should be allowed to stay in US: Strongly Favors topic 12
Separating children from families at border is misguided: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Experience in negotiating multilateral trade treaties: Strongly Favors topic 13
No tariffs on China; they hurt farmers: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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)
| Make it easier for qualified voters to vote during pandemic: Strongly Favors topic 16
I stand firmly for voting rights: 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)
| Must get serious about tackling climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Medical marijuana first; decide on recreational later: Opposes topic 19
Disallow banking for legitimate cannabis businesses: Favors topic 19
Let states decide marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Congress must help local governments with revenue shortfalls: Strongly Favors topic 20
Federal spending on infrastructure & broadband grows economy: Strongly Favors topic 20
Imposed USDA-wide job freeze and cuts: Opposes topic 20 |