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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)
| Cherish life & protect unborn children: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| Committed to stopping same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: 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 Opposes
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| ObamaCare is an abomination; use market-based replacement: Strongly 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)
| Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Voted YES to require GMO labeling: 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 Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Staunch advocate for 2nd Amendment and right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Remove tax & regulatory barriers to job creation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: 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) |
Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| America's national security threats are real: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| Introduced legislation on transparency & term limits: Favors topic 16
Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16
Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| We kept WWII troops in Germany & Japan; do same in Iraq: Strongly Opposes 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)
| Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Committed to stopping legalization of marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Rein in $18 trillion in government spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |