Bob Dole on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	1996: Sought "tolerance clause" in GOP pro-life platform: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	1996: Shift away from previous support of affirmative action: Opposes topic 2 Disabled is a group no one joins by choice: Favors topic 2 Eliminate gender discrimination in all federal programs: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Co-sponsored Senate Defense of Marriage Act: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted consistently for voluntary school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	Provide catastrophic illness coverage through Medicare: Favors topic 5 NO on blocking medical savings acounts: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	NO on continuing desert protection in California: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Favors topic 9 YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the ban on assault weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	1995: 15% across-the-board tax cut to stimulate economy: Opposes topic 11 1988: Refused to sign "Taxpayer Protection Pledge": Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't require English fluency for all immigrants: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Trade sanctions on USSR-occupied Afghanistan: Opposes topic 13 Fast-track agreements; but also protective tariffs: Favors topic 13 No trade with countries on terrorism list: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Defund UN Office of Research and Information Collection: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Favors topic 15 YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Develop public financing for Congressional races: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Mandate more clean & renewable energy, for oil independence: Favors topic 18 YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	International strike force; and oppose legalization: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Stop deficit spending and balance the budget: Opposes topic 20

Bob Dole is a Moderate Conservative
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