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Brian Moore on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right: Strongly Favors topic 1 Right to free abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose all restrictions on access to abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Legally require hiring more women/minorities: Strongly Favors topic 2 Promote a multicultural/multiethnic presence: Favors topic 2 Blacks & women have been historically discriminated against: Strongly Favors topic 2 Assure equal rights by gender, race, & age: Strongly Favors topic 2 Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 End all restrictions on marriages and sodomy laws: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale) | Keep God out of the public sphere: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Expand welfare with guaranteed income for all: Opposes topic 4 |
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Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Opposes ObamaCare because it allows private sector: Strongly Opposes topic 5 National health care system for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5 National single-payer healthcare system: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Don't privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Retirement at age 55 with $25,000 annual income: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Opposes vouchers for school choice: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Full and equal funding of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Promote universal access to education: Opposes topic 7 Supports public school vouchers: Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Support the EPA: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Require companies to clean up their own toxic waste: Opposes topic 8 Massive federal investment in infrastructure: Opposes topic 8 Public ownership of all natural resources: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Support sustainable organic agriculture & family farms: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Invest in rural infrastructure & public transportation: Opposes topic 8 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Base justice system on mediation and rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Eliminate the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Reduce prison sentences for non-violent crime: Opposes topic 9 |
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Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | No absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Right to bear arms needed for oppressed people: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict sales; require licensing; strengthen enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Higher taxes on the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 Steeply graduated income tax and estate tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Limit maximum income to 10 times minimum income: Favors topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12 End the militarization of the US/Mexican border: Favors topic 12 Give sanctuary to illegal immigrants & full social services: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Free˙trade˙causes global inequalities & job loss: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Withdraw from NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, and IMF: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fair trade instead of NAFTA, CAFTA, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Oppose this false notion of American exceptionalism: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale) | Oppose expanding the military: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Close down all foreign military bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Reduce weaponry & defense spending significantly: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Make voter registration easier: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of campaigns, with free TV access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Promote public funding of elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | Avoid foreign entanglements & regime change abroad: Strongly Favors topic 17 Stop the Iraq War immediately: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Prioritize green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Develop solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower and biomass: Strongly Favors topic 18 Phase out nuclear power; rejoin Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transfer interstate highway funding to high-speed rail: Favors topic 18 Support Kyoto; phaseout nuclear; develop alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Treat drug addiction and mental health on a massive scale: Favors topic 19 Decriminalize drug use; de-fund war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Cutoff all U.S. military aid to Colombia: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana; end funding for war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Stimulus better than market-led recovery: Strongly Favors topic 20 Set minimum wage of $15 per hour and index upward: Strongly Favors topic 20 Increase the minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Brian Moore is a Hard-Core Liberal
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