Cathy Glasson on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Pro-choice and will restore Planned Parenthood funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Proud of Iowa's marriage equality but work still to be done: Strongly Favors 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) |
Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Medicare For All: fundamental right to health care: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Wants public education to be affordable and high quality: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Force corporate polluters to clean up their mess: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | One-size-fits-all punishment are not fitting the crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Gun violence is a public health crisis and an epidemic: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | End corporate welfare tax practice; make them pay fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | We need path to citizenship and to keep families together: Strongly Favors topic 12 Welcomes immigrants and wants them to feel safe and secure: Strongly Favors 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) |
No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Roll back voter ID law, start making voting easier for all: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Move forward with new green energy sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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) | Budget should concentrate on citizens needs and the future: Opposes topic 20 |