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Karen Testerman on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Right to life is a fundamental principle: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer dollars to terminate human life in the womb: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Federal government should not establish quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Against banning of discredited gay conversion therapy: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Vocal opponent of same-sex civil unions: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | We've got to put God back in our country again: Strongly Favors topic 4 Our inalienable rights come from our Creator: Strongly Favors topic 4 BSA changing sexual orientation policy leads to atheism: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Vaccine mandate unconstitutional; violates Geneva Convention: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare should not require purchasing specific items: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is ideologically flawed & politically damaging: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is unaffordable and unworkable: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Employee-controlled individual savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Let parents choose; monies should follow the student: Strongly Favors topic 7 Put parents back in charge, not Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | State vaccine mandate was government overreach: Strongly Favors topic 8 Reasonable humane treatment of animals is proper: Favors topic 8 Declaring national monuments to benefit donors is an abuse: Favors topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | The punishment should fit the crime: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Right of the people to keep and bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Second Amendment is about protection, not hunting: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Redistributing wealth does not produce a robust economy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports flat tax & abolishing the IRS: Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Illegal immigrants breaking the law should not be rewarded: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants are stealing from our country: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants over burden our public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Trade should be fair to all: Opposes topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Slogan: Together We Can Make New Hampshire Great Again: Strongly Favors topic 14 Maintain US sovereignty from UN: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Our military should be prepared, ready and able: Strongly Favors topic 15 Rebuild our forces for adversaries like Chinese & Russians: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Transparency at all levels for campaign funds: Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale) | Define a clear mission in Iran, and whether it is vital: Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Federal Government should not pick winners or losers: Strongly Opposes topic 18 End the war on coal: keep electrical generating plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Carbon dioxide causes plants to thrive, not global warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Leave marijuana legalization to the states: Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Not necessarily a revenue problem but a spending problem: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Not always government's responsibility to care for the poor: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 More government jobs threaten our economy & freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Karen Testerman is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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