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)
| Only pro-choice woman doctor in Congress: Strongly Favors topic 1
Considers an attack on Planned Parenthood an attack on women: Strongly 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)
| Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2
Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Sponsor of Equality Act: LGBTQ civil rights protections: Strongly Favors topic 3
CC:Protect sexual preference as a civil right: 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)
| Stabilize insurance markets; option to buy into Medicare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Restore ObamaCare reinsurance; then Medicare-for-All: Strongly Favors topic 5
Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Endorsed Endorsed by NCPSSM for protecting Social Security and Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Children deserve access to an excellent public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
CC:No vouchers for private schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Provide FEMA resources needed for earthquake preparedness: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Stricter rules for law enforcement accountability: Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Universal background checks, restrict military-style weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10
Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11
CC:Keep the inhertiance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Bipartisan immigration reform, oppose border wall: Favors topic 12
Restore DACA and DAPA; then comprehensive reform: Strongly Favors topic 12
Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Labor & environmental standards: fair trade, not free trade: Opposes topic 13
Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Jerusalem embassy move ill-informed; not well-thought out: Opposes topic 14
Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Ensure veterans are getting top-quality healthcare: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Overturn Citizens Union; modernize/secure voting systems: Favors topic 16
Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16
Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17
No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17
Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Promote transition to 100% clean energy within our lifetime: Strongly Favors topic 18
Climate change is real; needs immediate action: Strongly Favors topic 18
Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Ensure a livable wage; invest in infrastructure: Favors topic 20
Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20
$1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |