Dwight Eisenhower on VoteMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Population control abroad is not a US responsibility: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	1953: Allowed black kids in White House Easter Egg Roll: Favors topic 2 1957: Enforced school desegregation with federal troops: Strongly Favors topic 2 1953: eliminate discrimination in government contracting: Strongly Favors topic 2 Desegregate federal government and nation's capital: Strongly Favors topic 2 Signed 1957 Civil Rights Act, including Negro voting rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ordered troops to enforce integration of Little Rock schools: Strongly Favors topic 2 Assure minority right to vote, and all other rights follow: Strongly Favors topic 2 Create civil rights division in the Department of Justice: Strongly Favors topic 2 Segregation in federal activities is on the way out: Strongly Favors topic 2 Segregation in federal activities is on the way out: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	US became great by principles in our religious philosophy: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Private plans instead of socialization of medicine: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	1954: anyone attempting to abolish Social Security is stupid: Favors topic 6 Extend benefits to millions of citizens left out of system: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	$1.3B for four-year school construction program: Opposes topic 7 Establish recognizable standards for teachers and teaching: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect 9 million acres on northern shore of Alaska: Opposes topic 8 More funds for wildlife refuges and recreational areas: Opposes topic 8 Protect and improve our national forests, parks, & fisheries: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	High taxes take too much money out of the economy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce taxes because we reduced spending: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	FactCheck: Operation Wetback deported 2.1M Mexicans, not 13M: Opposes topic 12 1955: Mexican border "secured" after Operation Wetback: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Change immigration quotas to be less discriminatory: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Export-Import Bank broke records in Latin America: Strongly Favors topic 13 As greatest trading nation, extend Trade Agreements Act: Strongly Favors topic 13 Foreign policy should recognize importance of world trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	1953 Domino Theory: one USSR takeover leads to more: Strongly Favors topic 14 Presidential "prestige" is unimportant; visit every nation: Strongly Opposes topic 14 US aid for raising living standards & resisting Communism: Strongly Opposes topic 14 The world has shrunk; interests now interdependent worldwide: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	1961: Be wary of the military-industrial complex: Opposes topic 15 Ending draft takes undue chances with our nation's security: Strongly Favors topic 15 Cutting defense budget takes a needless gamble: Strongly Favors topic 15 More defense spending doesn't necessarily increase security: Opposes topic 15 Post-war disarmament is dangerous; keep peacetime military: Strongly Favors topic 15 Safety through strength, but lay foundations of real peace: Favors topic 15 Soviets are waging total Cold War; build even more missiles: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Term limits for House (16 years) and Senate (18 years): Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Sought authority for US military against Vietnam Communism: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Signed ANWR into existence as a wildlife refuge: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	1961: Kennedy is transforming government into Santa Claus: Opposes topic 20 Achieve pay-as-you-go budget instead of increases: Opposes topic 20 Deficit spending is irresponsible and inflationary: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $168M in spending for harbors & flood control is stupid: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Dwight Eisenhower is a Moderate Populist Conservative
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