Catherine Templeton on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Define personhood from conception; no exceptions for incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 100% pro-life; won't back down: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Proud of the Confederacy; don't rewrite history: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes accommodating transgender people: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Transgender people should use bathroom matching birth gender: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Military shouldn't pay for gender reassignment surgery: Opposes topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Blow up state health agency, from the inside out: Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | School money & school control should be local: Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Arm teachers: the only defense is a good offense: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun owner & NRA member: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Fiscal conservative for low taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Cracked down on undocumented workers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | SC builds soldiers & embraces our heroes: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Fight corruption & waste & good ol' boy system in Columbia: 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) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | I took a buzz-saw to government: Opposes topic 20 |