Matthew Corey on SenateMatch | |
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Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale) | Pro-choice: Favors topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Investigate Hollywood's systematic sexual abuse: Favors topic 2 No affirmative action; reduce state regulations on business: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Supports same-sex marriage: 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) |
No opinion on
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(0 points on Economic scale) | Let health care be governed by the free market: Favors topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Social Security isn't an entitlement but a benefit: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Wants vouchers for school choice, empower states: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Government regulations stifling small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 8 Open parts of ANWR Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration: Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports capital punishment but not mandatory minimums: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Gun control needs more mental health programs: Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Wants lower corporate and middle class tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Eliminate inheritance taxes; no state income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Build border wall; deport those illegally present: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: 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) |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Increase American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Defense is vital to our state's economy: Favors topic 15 Veterans cannot be ignored or forgotten: Favors topic 15 CC:Secure the grid against terrorism: Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale) | Don't regulate union/corporate campaign contributions: Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | Destroy ISIS; disallow North Korean & Iranian nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17 ISIS must be eliminated at all costs: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Strong proponent of the war in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Yes to Keystone; no to funding renewables: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Attack drug companies & prescribing doctors first: Favors topic 19 Decriminalize medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Washington's unbalanced budget affects all states: Strongly Favors topic 20 Wasteful spending and regulations crippling jobs: Opposes topic 20 |
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Senate races 2019-20:
AK: Sullivan(R,incumbent) vs.Gross(I) AL: Jones(D,incumbent) vs.Sessions(R) vs.Moore(R) vs.Mooney(R) vs. AR: Cotton(R,incumbent) vs. AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs.Kelly(D) CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs.Hickenlooper(D) vs. DE: Coons(D,incumbent) vs.Scarane(D) GA-2: Isakson(R,resigned) Loeffler(R,appointed) vs.Lieberman(D) vs.Collins(R) vs.Carter(D) GA-6: Perdue(R,incumbent) vs.Tomlinson(D) vs.Ossoff(D) vs.Terry(D) IA: Ernst(R,incumbent) vs.Graham(D) vs.Mauro(D) vs.Greenfield(D) ID: Risch(R,incumbent) vs.Harris(D) vs.Jordan(D) IL: Durbin(D,incumbent) vs.Curran(R) vs. KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs. KY: McConnell(R,incumbent) vs.McGrath(D) vs.Morgan(R) vs.Cox(D) vs.Tobin(D) LA: Cassidy(R,incumbent) vs.Pierce(D) |
MA: Markey(D,incumbent) vs. ME: Collins(R,incumbent) vs.Sweet(D) vs.Gideon(D) vs. MI: Peters(D,incumbent) vs.James(R) MN: Smith(D,incumbent) vs. MS: Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent) vs.Espy(D) vs.Bohren(D) MT: Daines(R,incumbent) vs.Collins(D) vs.Bullock(D) NC: Tillis(R,incumbent) vs.E.Smith(D) vs.S.Smith(R) vs.Cunningham(D) vs.Tucker(R) vs. NE: Sasse(R,incumbent) vs.Janicek(R) NH: Shaheen(D,incumbent) vs.Martin(D) vs.Bolduc(R) vs.O'Brien(f) NJ: Booker(D,incumbent) vs.Singh(R) vs.Meissner(R) NM: Udall(D,retiring) vs.Clarkson(R) vs. OK: Inhofe(R,incumbent) vs.Workman(D) OR: Merkley(D,incumbent) vs.Romero(R) RI: Reed(D,incumbent) vs.Waters(R) SC: Graham(R,incumbent) vs.Tinubu(D) vs.Harrison(D) SD: Rounds(R,incumbent) vs.Borglum(R) vs.Ahlers(D) TN: Alexander(R,incumbent) vs.Sethi(R) vs.Mackler(D) vs.Hagerty(R) TX: Cornyn(R,incumbent) vs.Hegar(D) vs.Hernandez(D) vs.Bell(D) vs.Ramirez(D) vs.West(D) VA: Warner(D,incumbent) vs. WV: Capito(R,incumbent) vs.Swearengin(D) vs.Ojeda(D) WY: Enzi(R,incumbent) vs.Ludwig(D) vs.Lummis(R) |
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