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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 4 out of 6 statements:
Will lead a bipartisan effort to simplify the tax code: A on question 1
OpEd: 2008 stimulus checks went to savings, not spending: C on question 1
TX first: religious charities delivering welfare services: D on question 1
On behalf of the American people, I’m asking for a refund: A on question 1
Retroactive tax cuts may bolster faltering economy: A on question 1
Cut taxes on income, children, & inheritance: A on question 1
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 95 statements.) |
Question 2 answer A 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 'A' from 5 out of 9 statements:
Replace 75% of oil imports from Mideast by 2025: C on question 2
End America’s addiction to oil: A on question 2
Explore ANWR; explore for gas; reduce foreign dependence: D on question 2
International treaty to reverse growth of greenhouse gases: A on question 2
No mandatory greenhouse gas reductions: D on question 2
$1.7 billion program will make hydrogen cars common by 2020: A on question 2
$1.2B to develop hydrogen fuel via private partnerships: A on question 2
Reduce greenhouse gas intensity by 18% over next decade: A on question 2
Opposes Kyoto treaty, ESA, & other intrusive regulations: D on question 2
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 95 statements.) |
Question 3 answer B 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 'B' from 6 out of 15 statements:
PEPFAR has saved 12M lives in Africa; let's keep it up: B on question 3
Government-run health care is the wrong prescription: D on question 3
Endorses billions more in health care funding: B on question 3
Senior Rx: “Immediate Helping Hand” now; more later: B on question 3
Medical Savings Accounts part of affordable access & choice: D on question 3
Family Health Credit: pay for 90% of basic low-income policy: B on question 3
Expand consumer choice, not government control: D on question 3
Health savings accounts with choice of coverage: C on question 3
Cover 3 million uninsured at a 10-year cost of $135 billion: C on question 3
New Prosperity Initiative: $2,000 health ins. tax credit: B on question 3
OpEd: Medicare Part D is largest entitlement in 40 years: A on question 3
Keep Medicare in government, but provide flexibility: C on question 3
Health care access via empowerment, not nationalizing: C on question 3
Private alternatives & state reforms come first: C on question 3
Medicare Rx drug coverage for low-income seniors: B on question 3
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 15 out of 95 statements.) |
Question 4 answer C 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 'C' from 6 out of 15 statements:
Deploy border fence; end “catch and release”: C on question 4
Massive deportation is unrealistic: B on question 4
Minuteman Project are vigilantes: A on question 4
Support a humane guest-worker program that rejects amnesty: D on question 4
Temporary workers ok, but no amnesty: C on question 4
A time-limited worker card for the illegal immigrants: C on question 4
Support temporary worker program but oppose amnesty: C on question 4
New temporary worker program includes illegal aliens: A on question 4
Mexico: immigration reform in exchange for oil development: B on question 4
Respect other languages, but teach all children English: C on question 4
$500M to cut INS application time to 6 months: B on question 4
Welcome Latinos; immigration is not a problem to be solved: B on question 4
Make INS more “immigrant friendly”: B on question 4
More border guards to compassionately turn away Mexicans: D on question 4
Guest workers, maybe; citizenship waiting period, yes: C on question 4
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 15 out of 95 statements.) |
Question 5 answer A 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 'A' from 13 out of 22 statements:
Millennium Challenge Account: no more money down a rat hole: C on question 5
Bush Doctrine: Put state sponsors of terrorism on notice: A on question 5
Geneva convention does not apply to al Qaeda & Taliban: A on question 5
$1.2B for 5-year campaign against malaria in Africa: C on question 5
We ought to be working with the African Union: C on question 5
Increased foreign aid by 65% from 2002 to 2006: C on question 5
OpEd: Pre-emptive war is not America's way: A on question 5
Africa’s important but not a priority; no nation-building: B on question 5
The six-party talks will unwind when we have bilateral talks: A on question 5
Do “whatever it takes” to defend Taiwan, including military: A on question 5
Entrepreneurial China trade differs from totalitarian Cuba: B on question 5
China’s taste of freedom encourages capitalism’s growth: B on question 5
OpEd: obsessed with subverting ICC international authority: A on question 5
Take preemptive action in order to make America secure: A on question 5
America will never seek a permission slip for self-defense: A on question 5
Bush Doctrine: pre-emptive strikes for US defense: A on question 5
Help poor countries around the world: D on question 5
America should speak loudly and carry a big stick: A on question 5
Transition from leading operations to partnering with Iraqis: A on question 5
20,000 additional soldiers and Marines to Baghdad & Anbar: A on question 5
Focus on Big Three: Russia, China, & India: D on question 5
Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists: A on question 5
This question weighted at 23% importance.
(Relative importance: 22 out of 95 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 9 out of 16 statements:
Public schools are America’s great hope: C on question 6
Move Head Start to Education Dept., teach all kids to read: B on question 6
Local control is core principle of successful education: A on question 6
$300M for Pell Grants for Kids for non-public schools: A on question 6
Increased funding to $200M for charter schools: B on question 6
Favors rigorous testing over school choice: C on question 6
Pushes OPTIONS for private schools; without saying VOUCHERS: A on question 6
Vouchers ensure school accountability: A on question 6
Vouchers are up to states; allow local control: A on question 6
Allow “charter states” as well as charter schools: B on question 6
One size does not fit all in education: A on question 6
Fund 2,000 charter schools; defund failing schools: A on question 6
$3 billion for Charter School Fund: B on question 6
School decisions by parents, not federal judges: A on question 6
Supports vouchers, including private or religious schools.: A on question 6
NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects: B on question 6
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 16 out of 95 statements.) |
Question 7 answer A 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 'A' from 7 out of 8 statements:
Defend the institution of marriage against activist judges: A on question 7
2004: Supported Family Marriage Amendment (no gay marriage): A on question 7
2003: Opposed MA decision legalizing gay marriage: A on question 7
Constitutional amendment to protect marriage: A on question 7
Protect marriage against activist judges: A on question 7
Bush calls for constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage: A on question 7
Against gay marriage, but leave it to the states: B on question 7
Hate-crime rules don’t apply to gays: A on question 7
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 95 statements.) |
Question 8 answer D 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 'D' from 10 out of 24 statements:
Clear Skies Initiative improves air quality now: C on question 8
Restrict wetland development, but not arsenic or CO2: A on question 8
More lead emission reporting requirements: D on question 8
1999: Modernize model of "mandate, regulate and litigate": B on question 8
Weaken Clean Air; no comment on Clean Water: A on question 8
Work in partnership with states and landowners: A on question 8
Make Amtrak more efficient and competitive: C on question 8
Incentives for private land stewardship & conservation: D on question 8
Conservation partnerships to protect lands & watersheds: D on question 8
$60M for private stewardship; tax break on conservation land: B on question 8
Keep drilling; keep dams; keep private property: A on question 8
$6.5B to erase national parks' repair backlog: D on question 8
Proposes $211M to cleaning up brownfields: D on question 8
Against Kyoto & national monuments; for drilling ANWR: A on question 8
$450M annually for wildlife and open spaces: D on question 8
Clean up urban brownfields, in US as in Texas: D on question 8
6-point plan for brownfield cleanup: D on question 8
Reinvest in Conservation Fund; repair parks & refuges: D on question 8
Good stewardship is personal responsibility and public value: D on question 8
1999: Superfund cleanup is inefficient and cumbersome: B on question 8
Replace mandate/regulate/litigate with decentralized efforts: B on question 8
Can’t sue our way to clean air & water--work with industry: B on question 8
Keep fed enviro role but give money & flexibility to states: B on question 8
Cooperate with industry, instead of lawsuits & regulations: B on question 8
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 24 out of 95 statements.) |
Question 9 answer B 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 'B' from 8 out of 12 statements:
UN is cumbersome, bureaucratic, & inefficient: B on question 9
Draw House districts by panel of non-partisan elders: A on question 9
92,000 more in Armed Forces; plus Civilian Reserve Corps: B on question 9
Be world’s peacemaker instead of world’s policeman: C on question 9
A free market promotes dreams and individuality: C on question 9
US troops will never be under UN command: B on question 9
Better equipment, better training, and better pay: B on question 9
$1B more for salary; $20B more for R&D for new weapons: B on question 9
Base “responsibility era” on Judeo-Christian values: A on question 9
International observers called Guantanamo a "model prison": B on question 9
We have tripled the amount of money on homeland security: B on question 9
Largest increase in defense $ in two decades: never too high: B on question 9
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 95 statements.) |
