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Question 1 answer B 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 'B' from 4 out of 6 statements:
Balanced 5 state budgets; priority to balance federal budget: B on question 1
End unfair & unequal tax structure for wealthiest 2%: D on question 1
Balanced Budget Amendment to address $9 trillion debt: B on question 1
Constitutionally require balanced budget & fiscal discipline: B on question 1
Replace Bush tax cuts with cuts for middle class: D on question 1
Supports Balanced Budget Amendment: B on question 1
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 2 answer A 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 'A' from 10 out of 12 statements:
Green Jobs Cabinet: lead renewable energy export: A on question 2
Green Jobs Cabinet: build aggressive clean energy strategy: A on question 2
About time we got Saudis to increase production: B on question 2
Windfall profit tax to shift obscene profits from Exxon: A on question 2
New oil refineries and nuclear plants ok, if done right: D on question 2
30% renewable sources in our electricity by 2020: A on question 2
Recommends 90% GHG reduction to IPCC: A on question 2
Invest in bike lanes & commuter bike facilities: A on question 2
Bush won’t follow the Kyoto treaty, but my state does: A on question 2
Sacrifice for Apollo-like program for renewable fuel: A on question 2
50 mpg efficiency and 30% renewable electricity: A on question 2
$6M for energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies: A on question 2
This question weighted at 20% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 3 answer A 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 'A' from 4 out of 7 statements:
ObamaCare will be crowning achievement once we get it done: B on question 3
New healthcare system in one year, with no new bureaucracies: B on question 3
Shift Medicaid costs back from states to federal: A on question 3
Affordable access to healthcare for all New Mexicans: A on question 3
New Mexico Cares: invest in our health: A on question 3
Supports managed competition & medical savings accounts: C on question 3
Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: A on question 3
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 4 answer B 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 'B' from 5 out of 10 statements:
Allowed giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants: B on question 4
Border wall is horrendous example of misguided policy: A on question 4
Federal raids are ineffective; we dehumanize immigrants: A on question 4
McCain-Kennedy bill is not amnesty; it has strong standards: B on question 4
The 2007 immigration bill is not an amnesty bill: B on question 4
Opposes compromise immigration bill: it tears apart families: A on question 4
Declared state of emergency on Mexican border: D on question 4
Path to legalization if illegals pay taxes & learn English: B on question 4
Reduce immigration; no automatic citizenship for kids: D on question 4
Guarantee human services to illegal immigrants: B on question 4
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 5 answer D 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 'D' from 8 out of 8 statements:
Surge failing politically, even if reducing violence: D on question 5
At UN,embraced Clinton’s vision of international cooperation: D on question 5
Ignoring Nuclear Test Ban creates world distrust: D on question 5
The New Realism: end policy based on unilateralist illusions: D on question 5
Being stubborn isn’t a foreign policy--diplomacy is: D on question 5
Iraqi situation is about to implode; withdraw all troops: D on question 5
Withdrawing from Iraq lets real peace & reconciliation begin: D on question 5
Stop funding for Iraq war-it is a disaster and must end: D on question 5
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 6 answer D 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 'D' from 3 out of 6 statements:
Make education a top priority and scrap No Child Left Behind: D on question 6
Scrap No Child Left Behind; it doesn’t work: C on question 6
Help failing schools; don’t penalize by defunding them: D on question 6
Charter schools show tremendous promise: B on question 6
No vouchers: they abandon public schools: D on question 6
Provide parents with vouchers, even for religious schools: A on question 6
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 7 answer B 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 'B' from 5 out of 9 statements:
Focus on achievable civil unions as a path to full inclusion: B on question 7
Voted for DOMA, but now regrets vote; repeal it: C on question 7
The country isn’t there yet on gay marriage: B on question 7
Homosexuality is a choice, but it’s not an issue of science: B on question 7
Full civil unions with full marriage rights: C on question 7
For hate crimes law, domestic partnerships, civil unions: B on question 7
Let gay and lesbian servicemembers serve openly: C on question 7
Added sexual orientation & gender identity as NM civil right: C on question 7
Voted for federal Defense of Marriage Act in 1996: B on question 7
This question weighted at 15% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 8 answer D 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 'D' from 6 out of 7 statements:
Green Jobs Cabinet: build aggressive clean energy strategy: C on question 8
Invest in bike lanes & commuter bike facilities: D on question 8
Enforce labor & environmental standards & job safety: D on question 8
Require renewable technologies and ask for conservation: D on question 8
Expand and create new state parks: D on question 8
Develop a comprehensive water management plan: D on question 8
Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act: D on question 8
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 60 statements.) |
Question 9 answer C 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 'C' from 3 out of 5 statements:
US can inspire world with sacrifice instead of arrogance: C on question 9
Spend $250K annually to fight base closures: B on question 9
Homeland Security Department at federal AND state level: B on question 9
Supports NAFTA, GATT, & WTO: C on question 9
Eliminate funding for SDI: C on question 9
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 60 statements.) |
