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Roger Wicker on AmericansElect Senate Quiz

 

 



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Question 1 answer A on Economy:

When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
  • A: Cutting existing programs
  • B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
  • C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
  • D: Raising Taxes
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'A' from 7 out of 10 statements:

Opposed Obama 2009 stimulus plan & most stimulus plans: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: B on question 1
CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: B on question 1
YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: A on question 1
YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: A on question 1
YES on providing tax relief and simplification: A on question 1
NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: A on question 1
NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: A on question 1
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: D on question 1
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 63 statements.)

Question 2 answer D on Energy:

When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
  • A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
  • B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
  • C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
  • D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'D' from 7 out of 7 statements:

Human cause of climate change isn't settled: D on question 2
Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale: D on question 2
Co-authored a bill for more offshore drilling: D on question 2
NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: D on question 2
NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: D on question 2
NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: D on question 2
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: D on question 2
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 63 statements.)

Question 3 answer D on Healthcare:

When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
  • A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
  • B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
  • C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
  • D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'D' from 6 out of 11 statements:

Repeal massive overhaul of America's healthcare system: D on question 3
Private sector is best suited to manage health care: D on question 3
Led effort to derail $7.4 million Medicare cuts: D on question 3
Expand tax-free medical savings accounts: D on question 3
Repeal any federal health care takeover: D on question 3
Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: C on question 3
YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: D on question 3
NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: C on question 3
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: C on question 3
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: A on question 3
NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: C on question 3
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 63 statements.)

Question 4 answer D on Immigration:

When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
  • A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
  • B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
  • C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
  • D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'D' from 7 out of 10 statements:

De-fund DREAMer programs; oppose path for citizenship: D on question 4
No comprehensive legislation; no amnesty: D on question 4
Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: D on question 4
Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: B on question 4
Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: B on question 4
Declare English as the official language of the US: D on question 4
Declared English the official language of the US: D on question 4
YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: D on question 4
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: D on question 4
NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": C on question 4
This question weighted at 15% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 65 statements.)

Question 5 answer B on Foreign Policy:

When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
  • A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
  • B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
  • C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
  • D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'B' from 5 out of 8 statements:

Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: A on question 5
Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: B on question 5
Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: B on question 5
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: A on question 5
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: B on question 5
YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: B on question 5
YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: A on question 5
YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: B on question 5
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 65 statements.)

Question 6 answer A on Education:

When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
  • A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
  • B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
  • C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
  • D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 4 statements:

Support tax-free savings accounts for private school costs: A on question 6
Rated 17% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: A on question 6
Denounce the Common Core State Standards: B on question 6
YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: A on question 6
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 65 statements.)

Question 7 answer A on Social Issues:

When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
  • A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
  • B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
  • C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
  • D: Unsure
Summary answer 'A' from 4 out of 4 statements:

State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: A on question 7
YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: A on question 7
YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: A on question 7
NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: A on question 7
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 65 statements.)

Question 8 answer A on Environment:

Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
  • A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
  • B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
  • C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
  • D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 5 statements:

Establish a grassland reserve program to conserve grassland: C on question 8
Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: A on question 8
Sponsored matching grants for wetlands conservation projects: D on question 8
YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: A on question 8
YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: D on question 8
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 65 statements.)

Question 9 answer B on Reform:

Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
  • A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
  • B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
  • C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
Summary answer 'B' from 4 out of 6 statements:

Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money: A on question 9
NO on withdrawing from the WTO: C on question 9
YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: B on question 9
YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops: B on question 9
YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent: B on question 9
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: B on question 9
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 65 statements.)

Other candidates' AmericansElect.org quiz: Roger Wicker on the issues:
MS Gubernatorial:
Bill Waller
David Baria-x
Howard Sherman
Jim Hood
Phil Bryant
Robert Foster
Robert Gray
Tate Reeves
Trent Lott
Vicki Slater
MS Senatorial:
Albert N. Gore
Chip Pickering
Chris McDaniel
Cindy Hyde-Smith
David Baria
Erik Fleming
Jensen Bohren
Mike Espy
Ronnie Musgrove
Tate Reeves
Thad Cochran
Travis Childers

Left office as of Jan. 2019:
AZ:Flake(R,retired)
FL:Nelson(D,lost)
IN:Donnelly(D,lost)
MN:Franken(D,resigned)
MO:McCaskill(D,lost)
MS:Cochran(R,resigned)
ND:Heitkamp(D,lost)
NV:Heller(R,lost)
TN:Corker(R,retired)
UT:Hatch(R,retired)

Took office as of Jan. 2019:
AZ:McSally(R)
FL:Scott(R)
IN:Braun(R)
MN:Smith(D,2018)
MO:Hawley(R)
MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018)
ND:Cramer(R)
NV:Rosen(D)
TN:Blackburn(R)
UT:Romney(R)
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.Rogers(D) vs.Tuberville(R) vs.Byrne(R) vs.Merrill(R)
AR: Cotton(R,incumbent) vs.Mahony(D) vs.Whitfield(I) vs.Harrington(L)
AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs.Kelly(D)
CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs.Hickenlooper(D) vs.Madden(D) vs.Baer(D) vs.Walsh(D) vs.Johnston(D) vs.Romanoff(D) vs.Burnes(D) vs.Williams(D)
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.Stava-Murray(D)
KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs.LaTurner(R) vs.Wagle(R) vs.Kobach(R) vs.Bollier(D) vs.Lindstrom(R) vs.Grissom(D) vs.Marshall(R)
KY: McConnell(R,incumbent) vs.McGrath(D) vs.Morgan(R) vs.Cox(D) vs.Tobin(D) vs.Booker(D)
LA: Cassidy(R,incumbent) vs.Pierce(D)

MA: Markey(D,incumbent) vs.Liss-Riordan(D) vs.Ayyadurai(R) vs.Kennedy(D)
ME: Collins(R,incumbent) vs.Sweet(D) vs.Gideon(D) vs.Rice(D)
MI: Peters(D,incumbent) vs.James(R)
MN: Smith(D,incumbent) vs.Carlson(D) vs.Lewis(R) vs.Overby(G)
MS: Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent) vs.Espy(D) vs.Bohren(D)
MT: Daines(R,incumbent) vs.Bullock(D) vs.Collins(D) vs.Mues(D) vs.Driscoll(R) vs.Giese(L)
NC: Tillis(R,incumbent) vs.E.Smith(D) vs.S.Smith(R) vs.Cunningham(D) vs.Tucker(R) vs.Mansfield(D)
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.Oliver(D) vs.Lujan(D) vs.Rich(R)
OK: Inhofe(R,incumbent) vs.Workman(D)
OR: Merkley(D,incumbent) vs.Romero(R) vs.Perkins(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.Taylor(R) vs.Gade(R)
WV: Capito(R,incumbent) vs.Swearengin(D) vs.Ojeda(D)
WY: Enzi(R,incumbent) vs.Ludwig(D) vs.Lummis(R)
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Energy/Oil
Environment
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Foreign Policy
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Gay Issues
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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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Retiring in 2020 election:
KS:Roberts(R)
NM:Udall(D)
Senators running for President in 2019-20:
CA:Harris(D)
CO:Bennet(D)
MA:Warren(D)
MN:Klobuchar(D)
NJ:Booker(D)
NY:Gillibrand(D)
VT:Sanders(D)


To assess the Relative Importance of each answer, observe the citation counts in the left-hand column of the table above. The AmericansElect.org quiz relative importance are the citation counts expressed as pie-chart percentages.


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