VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1
Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1
I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| No affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports defining traditional marriage: Opposes topic 3
Opposes same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3
Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Advocate privately funded assistance to people in need: Strongly Favors topic 4
Supports banning funding of offensive art: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Fight to repeal and replace the flawed ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Supports market-based health insurance: Opposes topic 5
Supports repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Opposes topic 5
Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports investing part of your payroll tax: Strongly Favors topic 6
Rated 10% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Vouchers for public, private, and religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7
Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Sponsored no permits for legal pesticide runoff into lakes & streams: Strongly Favors topic 8
Limit EPA oversight to allow mining over fishing: Strongly Favors topic 8
No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8
Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Expand death penalty; limit aappeals: Strongly Favors topic 9
Mandatory life sentences for third-time felons: Strongly Favors topic 9
Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Unabashed supporter of our Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10
Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Oppose any future increase in the debt ceiling: Opposes topic 11
Simpler, fairer tax system, to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11
Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11
Opposes an income tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Opposes illegal alien college benefits: Opposes topic 12
Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12
Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 |
Neutral on
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14
Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 |
Neutral on
topic 15:
Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Supports combat operations in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17
Intervene in Iraq to protect persecuted Christians: Opposes topic 17
Work with Iraqi government to fight ISIL: Opposes topic 17
Respect sequestration on defense budget without gimmicks: Favors topic 17
Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Oppose EPA attempts to ban coal-fired power plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Supports offshore energy production: Opposes topic 18
Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Strengthen penalties associated with drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19
Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports federal stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Supports tax incentives for job creation: Opposes topic 20
Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20
YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20 |