Jeb Bush on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Prevent use of public funds for stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Created divisive "Choose Life" license plates: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Parental consent; clinic regulation; pro-life counseling: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Parental consent over government intrusions into families: Opposes topic 1 Restrict abortions to incest, rape, & health: Opposes topic 1 No need to teach about abortion if we have moral absolutes: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Replaced affirmative action with "One Florida" initiative: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Dismantled Florida's affirmative action program: Strongly Opposes topic 2 One Florida: equal minority contracts and admissions: Strongly Favors topic 2 Provide licensure exams in Spanish, for free: Favors topic 2 Supports Affirmative Action; against quotas: Opposes topic 2 Gay rights & feminism are "modern victim movements": Strongly Opposes topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't create gays as another category of victims: Opposes topic 3 No hate-crimes status for gays; no gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't restrict creationism discussion, but don't require it: Favors topic 4 School prayer OK if prayers are voluntary and student-led: Strongly Favors topic 4 Focus on abstinence; end social promotion: Favors topic 4 Focus on virtue & character, not values: Favors topic 4 Pass moral judgement & teach virtue to our children: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	OpEd: Medicaid reforms won't cover chronic conditions: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Compromised on limiting medical malpractice awards: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	800,000 FL parents selected schools, not district zoning: Strongly Favors topic 7 Education savings accounts: Fund students instead of schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Let's give every parent in America a choice about schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 School choice is about unions versus kids: Strongly Favors topic 7 Pushed 1st statewide voucher program & school testing: Strongly Favors topic 7 Catholic Conference sought more voucher accountability: Favors topic 7 Co-founded a charter school in poor Miami neighborhood: Favors topic 7 Make school plan more punitive and more vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 More funding for schools; merit pay for teachers: Opposes topic 7 Instituted school voucher plan: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools & vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-5 points on Social scale)	1994 TV ad: My opponent won't push electric chair: Strongly Favors topic 8 Called special legislative session for death penalty law: Strongly Favors topic 8 I'm a hang-'em-by-the-neck conservative: Strongly Favors topic 8 Fewer death-row appeals; faster executions: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports death penalty: Favors topic 8 More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Passed Habitual Offender Accountability Act: Strongly Favors topic 9 We are not safe; not in our homes, not anywhere: Strongly Favors topic 9 Building private prisons would save 15%-20% of state costs: Favors topic 9 Make sure criminals serve at least 85% of their jail time: Strongly Favors topic 9 Adopted Three-Strike Violent Felony Offender Act: Strongly Favors topic 9 10-20-Life: Increase mandatory minimum sentences: Strongly Favors topic 9 Longer prison terms for gun-toting criminals: Favors topic 9 Build more prisons; private contracts OK: Strongly Favors topic 9 Alternative sentencing & rehabiliation acceptable: Opposes topic 9 Stricter penalties for drug, sex, & gun offenses: Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Use a Gun and You’re Done: Opposes topic 10 Concealed carry OK; supports instant background check: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Remove Intangibles Tax on stocks, bonds & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cutting taxes on job creators benefits everyone: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cutting "intangibles tax" helps "seniors and savers": Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports estate tax repeal, but not at states’ expense: Opposes topic 11 Don’t broaden county & city taxing authority: Opposes topic 11 Voter approval of tax increases; cut taxes by $1B: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Limit family reunification: no siblings nor parents: Opposes topic 12 Secure border as component of reform, not as prerequisite: Favors topic 12 Illegals can't "wait in line"; there is no line to wait in: Strongly Favors topic 12 Pray for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, not AZ law: Favors topic 12 1980s: Voter registration for 88,000 naturalized Hispanics: Favors topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 Import farm workers from Mexico: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Advocated Miami as HQ for Free Trade Area of the Americas: Favors topic 13 Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports: Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (-3 points on Social scale)	$17M for new programs for terrorism response: Opposes topic 14 $24M for X-ray truck inspection & bioterrorism labs: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Save Florida's 21 military bases from closure or downsizing: Favors topic 15 Make Florida the most military-friendly state in the nation: Favors topic 15 Threat from 9/11 is unprecedented for our generation: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	OpEd: Foundation for Florida's Future hides campaign donors: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Longer time and more fees to see public records: Opposes topic 16 No campaign spending limits; no public financing: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-3 points on Social scale)	Encourage regime change in Iran; keep military option open: Opposes topic 17 Opposed Vietnam War; considered Conscientious Objection: Opposes topic 17 1998: Declined to call for invading Iraq to depose Saddam: Favors topic 17 Easy to criticize Iraq war after the fact: Opposes topic 17 God grants liberty only to ready to defend it: Opposes topic 17 Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	I'm a skeptic about global warming: Opposes topic 18 Drilling in Gulf of Mexico hurts Florida tourism industry: Favors topic 18 Let industries “self-audit”; compensate for “takings”: Opposes topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 More funding to develop domestic energy supplies: Opposes topic 18 Share offshore oil development revenue with states: Neutral on topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-5 points on Social scale)	Deploy military on both sides of the US-Mexican border: Strongly Favors topic 19 Supper with kids keeps them away from drugs & booze: Favors topic 19 Create a prescription drug tracking system to prevent abuse: Favors topic 19 Opposed treatment instead of jail for nonviolent drug users: Strongly Favors topic 19 Mandatory prison sentences for drug offenses: Strongly Favors topic 19 Reduce drug use by 50% by prevention & enforcement: Favors topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Social service benefits via private & faith-based companies: Strongly Favors topic 20 Proposed refusing federal money for welfare: Favors topic 20 Created Governor's Faith-Based Advisory Board: Strongly Favors topic 20 1994: Get tough on recipients of public assistance: Opposes topic 20 More government money to religious groups: Strongly Favors topic 20 No Place Like Home initiative: find families for DCF kids: Favors topic 20 Welcome community and faith based organizations as partners: Strongly Favors topic 20 Replace AFDC with limited temporary assistance: Favors topic 20 Limit welfare benefits; supports welfare-to-work: Favors topic 20 Help welfare recipients into workforce: Favors topic 20 Taking welfare should be more shameful than working: Favors topic 20