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Ajamu Baraka on Abortion
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  • Offer abortion services free to women at the poverty level. (Jul 2014)
Ajamu Baraka on Budget & Economy
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Ajamu Baraka on Civil Rights
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  • Protect LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination. (Aug 2016)
  • Apply international human rights standards to the US. (Jul 2016)
  • Beyonce's Superbowl show caricaturized & commodified blacks. (Feb 2016)
  • Recognize gay marriages & civil unions from abroad in visas. (Jul 2014)
  • Obama serves white power, not MLK's dream. (Aug 2013)
Ajamu Baraka on Corporations
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Ajamu Baraka on Crime
Click here for 4 full quotes on Crime OR other candidates on Crime OR background on Crime.
  • Death penalty for whites is tactic to stop black opposition. (Jun 2016)
  • Apply international rights against U.S. racial profiling. (Dec 2009)
  • Worked to abolish death penalty as human rights activist. (Oct 2001)
  • Abolition follows examining death penalty in a moral context. (Oct 2001)
Ajamu Baraka on Drugs
Click here for 2 full quotes on Drugs OR other candidates on Drugs OR background on Drugs.
  • Replace drug prohibition with harm reduction. (Aug 2016)
  • War on drugs a guise to militarize police against minorities. (Apr 2012)
Ajamu Baraka on Education
Click here for 2 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education.
  • Treat education as a right. (Aug 2016)
  • Replace No Child Left Behind with professional teachers. (Jul 2014)
Ajamu Baraka on Energy & Oil
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  • Green New Deal to turn the tide on climate change. (Aug 2016)
  • Real motivation to attack Iraq was control of Iraq's oil. (Mar 2013)
Ajamu Baraka on Environment
Click here for 2 full quotes on Environment OR other candidates on Environment OR background on Environment.
  • Adopt the Precautionary Principle. (Aug 2016)
  • State has responsibility to ensure a clean environment. (Dec 2009)
Ajamu Baraka on Families & Children
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Ajamu Baraka on Foreign Policy
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  • Link the domestic with international to avoid US-centrism. (Aug 2016)
  • Served on Amnesty International board & human rights groups. (Aug 2016)
  • American exceptionalism is revisionist fairy tale. (Sep 2013)
Ajamu Baraka on Free Trade
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  • TPA & TPP: first of series of pernicious trade agreements. (May 2015)
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership, like NAFTA, loses jobs in the US. (May 2015)
Ajamu Baraka on Government Reform
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  • Replace Electoral College with national popular vote. (Aug 2016)
  • Dead-end fear-mongering politics chooses lesser of 2 evils. (Aug 2016)
  • No religious oaths for public office, juries, or citizenship. (Jul 2014)
Ajamu Baraka on Gun Control
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  • Race-motivated mass shootings aren't about gun control. (Feb 2014)
Ajamu Baraka on Health Care
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  • Healthcare for all including contraception. (Aug 2016)
  • Thousands die each year when excluding from adequate care. (Jul 2014)
  • Address healthcare with state role, not just market. (Dec 2009)
Ajamu Baraka on Homeland Security
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  • Close the 700+ foreign military bases. (Aug 2016)
  • Public opinion is manipulated to support permanent war. (Jul 2016)
  • Militarization to fight terrorism is permanent war posture. (Jun 2014)
  • Congress' AUMF wages global war into infinity. (May 2013)
Ajamu Baraka on Immigration
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  • Mobilize public opinion to accept refugee flows from Syria. (Sep 2015)
  • Don't capitulate to the forces of nativism & white supremacy. (May 2013)
  • Comprehensive reform will still deny range of human rights. (May 2013)
  • Obligation to respect the rights of the displaced. (Oct 2006)
Ajamu Baraka on Jobs
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  • Jobs agenda is meaningless in context of globalization. (Feb 2014)
Ajamu Baraka on Principles & Values
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Ajamu Baraka on Social Security
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  • Remove income cap on social security taxes. (Aug 2016)
Ajamu Baraka on Tax Reform
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  • Negative income tax for guaranteed basic income. (Jul 2014)
Ajamu Baraka on Technology
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Ajamu Baraka on War & Peace
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  • U.S. complicity created Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. (Jul 2016)
  • CIA training & equipment created ISIS in Syria & Iraq. (Jul 2016)
  • Mideast military interventions results in complete chaos. (Jun 2014)
  • US position of continued war in Syria ignores Assad election. (Jun 2014)
  • No one ever held accountable for US attack on Iraq. (Mar 2013)
  • Killing Saddam & Kaddafi were arrogant white supremacism . (Dec 2011)
Ajamu Baraka on Welfare & Poverty
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  • Fight the systematic elimination of public housing. (Dec 2009)


VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
Healthcare for all including contraception: Strongly Favors topic 1
Offer abortion services free to women at the poverty level: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Apply international human rights standards to the US: Strongly Favors topic 2
Beyonce's Superbowl show caricaturized & commodified blacks: Strongly Favors topic 2
Obama serves white power, not MLK's dream: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
Protect LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3
Recognize gay marriages & civil unions from abroad in visas: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
No religious oaths for public office, juries, or citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Thousands die each year when excluding from adequate care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Address healthcare with state role, not just market: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Remove income cap on social security taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Treat education as a right: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Replace No Child Left Behind with professional teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Society bears cost of pollution
(+5 points on Social scale)
Adopt the Precautionary Principle: Strongly Opposes topic 8
State has responsibility to ensure a clean environment: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
Death penalty for whites is tactic to stop black opposition: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Apply international rights against U.S. racial profiling: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Worked to abolish death penalty as human rights activist: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Abolition follows examining death penalty in a moral context: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Race-motivated mass shootings aren't about gun control: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Negative income tax for guaranteed basic income: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
Mobilize public opinion to accept refugee flows from Syria: Strongly Favors topic 12
Don't capitulate to the forces of nativism & white supremacy: Strongly Favors topic 12
Comprehensive reform will still deny range of human rights: Strongly Favors topic 12
Obligation to respect the rights of the displaced: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
TPA & TPP: first of series of pernicious trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Trans-Pacific Partnership, like NAFTA, loses jobs in the US: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Link the domestic with international to avoid US-centrism: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Served on Amnesty International board & human rights groups: Strongly Opposes topic 14
American exceptionalism is revisionist fairy tale: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15:
Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
Close the 700+ foreign military bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Public opinion is manipulated to support permanent war: Strongly Favors topic 15
Militarization to fight terrorism is permanent war posture: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Congress' AUMF wages global war into infinity: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
Replace Electoral College with national popular vote: Strongly Favors topic 16
Dead-end fear-mongering politics chooses lesser of 2 evils: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
U.S. complicity created Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17
CIA training & equipment created ISIS in Syria & Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Mideast military interventions results in complete chaos: Strongly Favors topic 17
US position of continued war in Syria ignores Assad election: Strongly Favors topic 17
No one ever held accountable for US attack on Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Killing Saddam & Kaddafi were arrogant white supremacism : Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Green New Deal to turn the tide on climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18
Real motivation to attack Iraq was control of Iraq's oil: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Replace drug prohibition with harm reduction: Strongly Opposes topic 19
War on drugs a guise to militarize police against minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Jobs agenda is meaningless in context of globalization: Strongly Favors topic 20
Fight the systematic elimination of public housing: Strongly Favors topic 20

Ajamu Baraka is a Hard-Core Liberal.
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