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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Work to reverse IA's abortion ban: Strongly Favors topic 1 AdWatch: commitment to Planned Parenthood: 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 equal protection for same-sex couples: 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) | Stop Medicaid privatization; it failed the most vulnerable: Favors 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 systems and teachers know best what they need: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Protect water, air and topsoil resources: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Life sentence is sufficient instead of death penalty: Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Start the conversation between gun control & public safety: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes corporate subsidies to big companies to create jobs: Strongly Favors topic 11 Stop giving unproductive tax credits to big corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11 Equitable tax system, instead of one based on who you know: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | No use of local enforcement during federal immigration raids: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Farmers are on the edge financially because of trade war: Favors topic 13 |
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) | Respects and honors the military's courage and sacrifices: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Supports term limits for Iowa governor: 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) | Avoid the pending disaster of climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Grow the economy using biomass, sun, and wind resources: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | Yes to expanding medical marijuana use: Opposes topic 19 Wait-and-see on decriminalizing marijuana: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Raise minimum wage at state level; allow cities to raise too: Strongly Favors topic 20 Expand affordable rural internet access: Favors topic 20 Many budget benefits go to companies that don't need them: Favors topic 20 Infrastructure investment is needed in rural areas too: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Fred Hubbell is a Moderate Liberal
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