Christie Todd Whitman on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports abortion rights: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight “bias crimes” based on gender or disability: Favors topic 2 Supports affirmative action: Favors topic 2 Economic opportunity regardless of gender or ethnicity: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes the Boy Scouts ban on gay members: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports gay rights: Favors topic 3 Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	Supports “Work First” & welfare benefit limits: Favors topic 4 Help working poor with earned income tax credit: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Require insurance companies to pay for 48-hour maternity: Favors topic 5 Use tobacco funds to increase number of insured adults: Strongly Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Statewide standards ensure quality education: Favors topic 7 Improve education with choice, charter schools, & character: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools; now 50 in NJ: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Expect $500B to repair aging water infrastructure: Opposes topic 8 No longer WHETHER, but HOW to act environmentally: Strongly Opposes topic 8 1990s: Cut NJ DEP; limited pollution monitoring: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	End early release; enforce “three strikes”; build prisons: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Initiated Zero Tolerance for Guns in schools: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balancing budget will require a tax increase: Favors topic 11 Reduced state income tax by 30%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut NJ taxes by 30%; zero taxes for 380,000 poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut property taxes, rebated payments: Opposes topic 11 Taxpayers should benefit first and most from budget surplus: Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Promotes trade with many other countries: Favors topic 13 Free trade has created jobs; much more is possible: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports Pan-American Free Trade Agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 Foreign trade is key to growing the economy: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Need broader policy and more dialogue with Africa: Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Discuss with G-8: climate change, health, development: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Need all energy resources to meet demand, including nuclear: Opposes topic 18 If we drill in ANWR, take environment into consideration: Opposes topic 18 Don't say "no" to drilling nor wind farms: Opposes topic 18 There should be a mandatory cap on emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 EPA principles: local cooperation, clear science-based goals: Favors topic 18 Spearheaded preservation in heavily developed NJ: Favors topic 18 Supports “smart growth” against suburban sprawl: Strongly Favors topic 18 Unfettered development is ugly; smart growth instead: Favors topic 18 Protect clean water via watershed management plans: Favors topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Tax credits & more funding for renewable energy research: Favors topic 18 Open small fraction of ANWR for regulated production : Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce drug laws to reduce crime: Strongly Favors topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	People need certainty that taxes won't be raised: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cut business taxes and other taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Christie Todd Whitman is a Centrist
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