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Question 1 answer A on
Economy:
When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: Cutting existing programs
- B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
- C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
- D: Raising Taxes
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 10 out of 11 statements:
Veto any legislation that will result in deficit spending: A on question 1
Clinton promises spending programs but doesn't address debt: A on question 1
National debt, approaching $20 trillion, is bankrupting us: B on question 1
National debt of $20 trillion is obscene & unsustainable: A on question 1
Replace job-killing tax code with FairTax: A on question 1
Stop incurring more debt; balanced budget by 2013: A on question 1
Our debt is greatest threat to our national security: A on question 1
"Governor No": 742 total vetoes of bills over two terms: A on question 1
Reduce state personal income tax from 8.5% to 8%: A on question 1
Lower the tax burden; eliminate corporate tax: A on question 1
Balance budget by cutting entitlements AND Defense: A on question 1
This question weighted at 42% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 2 answer B on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
- A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
- B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
- C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
- D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'B' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Federal regulation makes fracking, coal mining, & nuclear OK: D on question 2
Support renewables, but not with federal policy: B on question 2
Current policy prevents common-sense energy development: B on question 2
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 3 answer D on
Healthcare:
When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
- B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
- C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
- D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 4 out of 8 statements:
US needs free market approach to health care, not government: D on question 3
Run Medicare and Medicaid via states and municipalities: C on question 3
Free market reduces prices with places like "Stitches R Us": D on question 3
Catastrophic insurance ok; then free-market for the rest: C on question 3
ObamaCare's promise of lower cost simply isn't happening: D on question 3
Government-managed healthcare is insanity: D on question 3
Repeal ObamaCare & failed Medicare prescription drug benefit: C on question 3
Vetoed mental illness coverage parity with physical illness: C on question 3
This question weighted at 31% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 4 answer A on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 6 out of 10 statements:
WRONG to deport 11 million undocumented from US: A on question 4
No random deportations; just keep out criminals & terrorists: A on question 4
Deporting 11M illegal immigrants is based on misinformation: A on question 4
Make work visas as easy as possible: A on question 4
Would veto Arizona SB 1070 as Latino racial discrimination: B on question 4
2 year grace period for illegals to get work visas: B on question 4
1 strike & you're out for legal immigrants who violate terms: B on question 4
Let some, but not all, illegal immigrants stay in US: B on question 4
We educate the world's best & brightest; why send them back?: A on question 4
Open the border; flood of Mexicans would become taxpayers: A on question 4
This question weighted at 38% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 5 answer C on
Foreign Policy:
When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
- B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
- C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
- D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'C' from 4 out of 13 statements:
A ban based on religion violates our Constitution: D on question 5
Stay in the U.N., but stay out of foreign interventions: C on question 5
Overturn simplistic, chaotic, reactive military policies: D on question 5
Reactive military policies allow real threats to flourish: D on question 5
Take our share of Syrian refugees; not too many but not zero: C on question 5
America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements: C on question 5
Drones may create more adversaries than they eliminate: C on question 5
No foreign aid spending unless it protects U.S. interests: A on question 5
Allies want more US military spending, but cut by 43%: A on question 5
Flights to Cuba ok; trade promotes friendship: D on question 5
43% reduction in military spending; cut foreign aid too: B on question 5
Act in US self-interest, but wary of unintended consequences: A on question 5
Absolutely would not have gone into Libya; get out now: A on question 5
This question weighted at 50% importance.
(Relative importance: 13 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 6 answer A on
Education:
When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
- B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
- C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
- D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 6 out of 8 statements:
No Common Core; state and local education instead: B on question 6
Vouchers are as constitutional as pre-school and day-care: A on question 6
Education Dept. takes 16 cents for every 11 cents it gives: A on question 6
Abolish Departments of Education and HUD: A on question 6
Give every student in New Mexico vouchers worth $3,500: A on question 6
Put educational funds in the hands of the people who use it: A on question 6
End the Department of Education: A on question 6
Favors charter schools as one priority to improve education: B on question 6
This question weighted at 31% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 7 answer C on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
- A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
- B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
- C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
- D: Unsure
| Summary answer 'C' from 4 out of 7 statements:
This question weighted at 27% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 8 answer B on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'B' from 5 out of 7 statements:
Oversaw construction of 500 miles of new highway: B on question 8
Vetoed limits on number of pets people can own: B on question 8
No compromise on clean air, but no cap-and-trade: C on question 8
More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: B on question 8
Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species: D on question 8
Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: B on question 8
State primacy over water quantity & quality issues: B on question 8
This question weighted at 27% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 9 answer A on
Reform:
Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
- A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
- B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
- C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
| Summary answer 'A' from 1 out of 1 statements:
Government creates jobs by reducing its role, not expanding: A on question 9
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 26 statements.) |
