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Al Franken on SenateMatch

 



VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale)
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No opinion on topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Favors topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+2 points on Social scale)
Apologizes for stigmatizing hermaphrodites & conjoined twins: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)
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No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
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Opposes topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(+2 points on Social scale)
Ridicules imprisoning drug abusers & maximum sentences: Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Strongly Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale)
We need to go to universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Full funding for state-based coverage, but not single payer: Strongly Favors topic 5
Universal health care as soon as possible: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
I'll scream if Republicans ever try to privatize again: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Improve low-performing schools instead of punishing them: Opposes topic 7
Fully fund our public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Investing in renewable energy is win-win-win-win-win: Strongly Favors topic 18
Apollo project for renewable energy development: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+5 points on Social scale)
Drug abuse isn't immoral; hypocrisy about it is: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Favors topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Level the playing field for middle class against industry: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+5 points on Social scale)
Enforce immigration law at the worksite, not at the border: Favors topic 12
We need comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
I'm a fair trader; enforce labor, safety, & environment: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(+2 points on Social scale)
Renew our commitment to our men and women in uniform: Favors topic 15
Investigate waste, fraud, & abuse in Iraq contracts: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Congress needs watchdogs, not lapdogs: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
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Strongly Favors topic 17:
US out of Iraq
(+5 points on Social scale)
Investigate the misappropriation of billions on Iraq: Favors topic 17
Convince the Iraqi government that we're leaving by leaving: Strongly Favors topic 17
The litany of mistakes in Iraq is endless: Strongly Favors topic 17
Start bringing our troops home from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17

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2008 Senate retirements:

Wayne Allard(R,CO)
Larry Craig(R,ID)
Pete Domenici(R,NM)
Chuck Hagel(R,NE)
Trent Lott(R,MS)
Craig Thomas(R,WY)
John Warner(R,VA)

2008 Presidential Contenders:

Chuck Baldwin(C)
Rep.Bob Barr(L)
Sen.Hillary Clinton(D)
Sen.Mike Gravel(L)
Alan Keyes(C)
Sen.John McCain(R)
Rep.Cynthia McKinney(G)
Ralph Nader(Independent)
Sen.Barack Obama(D)
Rep.Ron Paul(R)
2008 Senate Races:
AK:Stevens v.Begich v.Cuddy v.Sikma
AL:Sessions v.Figures
AR:Pryor v.Kennedy
CO:Schaffer v.Udall
DE:Biden v.O`Donnell
GA:Chambliss v.Martin v.Buckley
IA:Harkin v.Reed
ID:Risch v.LaRocco v.Rammell
IL:Durbin v.Sauerberg v.Stafford
KS:Roberts v.Jones v.Slattery
KY:McConnell v.Lunsford
LA:Landrieu v.Kennedy
MA:Kerry v.O`Reilly v.Beatty v.Underwood
ME:Collins v.Allen
MI:Levin v.Hoogendyk v.Boman
MN:Coleman v.Franken v.Barkley v.Cavlan
MS4:Wicker v.Musgrove
MS6:Cochran v.Fleming
MT:Baucus v.Kelleher
NC:Dole v.Hagan
NE:Johanns v.Kleeb v.Larrick
NH:Sununu v.Shaheen v.Blevens
NJ:Lautenberg v.Zimmer
Pearce v.Udall
OK:Inhofe v.Rice
OR:Smith v.Merkley v.Brownlow
RI:Reed v.Young v.Tingle
SC:Graham v.Conley v.McBride
SD:Johnson v.Dykstra
TN:Alexander v.Tuke v.Lugo v.Heyward
TX:Cornyn v.Noriega v.Jameson
VA:Gilmore v.Warner
WV:Rockefeller v.Wolfe
WY4:Barrasso v.Carter
WY6:Enzi v.Rothfuss
Abortion
Budget/Economy
Campaign Finance
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Gay Issues
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Iraq/Mideast
Infrastructure
Jobs/Farming
Medicare/Rx
Principles
Social Security
Tax Reform
Technology
War/Peace
Welfare/Poverty

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Page last updated: Aug 31, 2008