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Paul LePage on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Protect life in Maine; I'm one of 18 children: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Confederate monuments are about a war for land: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Vetoed right to breast-fed at work: Opposes topic 2 Publicly insulted the NAACP: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Keep marriage as sacred union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | End welfare-on-day-one: No instant eligibility for benefits: Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | MaineCare recipients contribute to statewide health coverage: Favors topic 5 More competition in health insurance and health care markets: Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Keep our promise; don't tax Social Security: Opposes topic 6 Medicare and Social Security are really just welfare: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale) | 2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical: Favors topic 7 Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise: Strongly Favors topic 7 Virtual charter schools are not the right answer: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports vouchers, local control and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale) | Abstain from EPA petition to cut Midwest emissions: Favors topic 8 Preserve shoreline, wetlands, & working forest: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Change environmental laws to replace red tape with jobs: Strongly Favors topic 8 Stop manufacturer recycling; start cost-benefit analyses: Strongly Favors topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | We are losing War on Drugs; more enforcement & prosecution: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Support 2nd amendment with no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Upholds Constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Depreciate bonuses; reduce business tax rate to under 8%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End marriage penalty; increase personal exemptions: Opposes topic 11 Reduce Maine's excessive tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Build border fence as high as the Great Wall of China: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry: Favors topic 12 Welcome immigrants, but no welfare for legal non-citizens: Opposes topic 12 No voting nor rights nor handouts for non-citizens: Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Make Maine more competitive vs. fierce global competition: Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Irresponsible to allow Syrian refugees into America: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Wreaths Across America: thank our men and women in uniform: Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale) | Replaced same-day voter registration with photo ID rule: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Celebrate bin Laden's demise, though war on terror goes on: Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Build a natural gas pipeline from Canada: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Global warming helps Maine by opening north shipping lanes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Make energy choices that put price ahead of politics: Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Upholding the law includes illegal marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients: Favors topic 19 Rated D+ by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Make the tough decisions to let American Dream survive: Favors topic 20 |
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