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Brian Dahle on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | You don't have the right to an abortion in the Constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Don't eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Strengthen our rehabilitation and mental health services: Favors topic 5 Voted NO on expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I strongly support school choice, charter schools: Favors topic 7 Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class: Strongly Favors topic 7 Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 For suspension of students for willful defiance of authority: Strongly Favors topic 7 Voted NO on progress testing instead of achievement testing: Strongly Favors topic 7 Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Seen businesses regulated to death by state bureaucrats: Strongly Favors topic 8 Don't ban single-use plastic bags: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO to new regional groundwater sustainability agency: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | Rights of criminals shouldn't come before rights of victims: Strongly Favors topic 9 Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Repeal the gas tax and roll back excessive regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Streamline path to citizenship, cooperate with ICE on crime: Favors topic 12 Opposes sanctuary state status: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Voted NO on overturning Citizens United: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Forest management not climate change is cause of wildfires: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Energy goal: 100% reliable, affordable electricity: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Against $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Medicinal and recreational cannabis laws are in conflict: Opposes topic 19 Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | COVID: stop recklessly spending billions of dollars: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Clawbacks in state contracts for underperforming entities: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Brian Dahle is a Hard-Core Conservative
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