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Josh Shapiro on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Defended reproductive rights & woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose increasing regulations for abortion clinics: Strongly Opposes topic 1 He will veto any bill that would restrict abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 I will protect Pennsylvania law allowing right to abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Women deserve to make their own choices about their bodies: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | More state contracts for companies that have been shut out: Strongly Favors topic 2 Change black businesses getting only 4% of state contracts: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale) | Helped the first LGBT couples in Pennsylvania to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 Ban LGBTQ+ discrimination in Pennsylvania: Strongly Favors topic 3 Long past time to pass LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination law: Strongly Favors topic 3 Once led the nation on LGBTQ rights now we're falling behind: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale) | $100 million in public money to private & religious schools: Favors topic 4 Shapiro has remained Jewishly engaged as a politician: Favors topic 4 Observes Jewish Sabbath even while campaigning: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Brokered deal between insurance companies to expand coverage: Favors topic 5 Ensure that mental health benefits are covered fairly: Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Fully fund and fix up our schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 $66.7 million investment to increase early child care jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Develop a toolkit on digital literacy and critical thinking: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale) | Fought rolling back critical environmental protections: Strongly Opposes topic 8 False choice between protecting jobs and protecting planet: Neutral on topic 8 Need to cut the red tape; move at the speed of business: Favors topic 8 |
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Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale) | Helped create statewide Police Misconduct Database: Opposes topic 9 For the first time Pennsylvania should fund public defenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Exposed predator priests, cover up of child sexual abuse: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale) | Regulate "ghost guns"; trace guns used in crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports "stand your ground" expansion to self-defense: Favors topic 10 Let's strengthen our gun laws and bring about more order: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | We need to lower taxes, close loopholes, increase wages: Opposes topic 11 Eliminate the state cell phone tax, expand property rebates: Neutral on topic 11 Lower the Corporate Net Income Tax: Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Government shouldn't go back on its promise to DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Defend 2020 election results all the way to Supreme Court: Strongly Favors topic 16 Opposes tinkering with photo ID voter requirements: Strongly Favors topic 16 Expand early voting; implement same-day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale) | As child, started campaign for Soviet Jewish children: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Criminally charged multiple fracking companies: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale) | Has taken on Pharma over opioid epidemic: Strongly Favors topic 19 Supports legalization, expunging non-violent convictions: Strongly Opposes topic 19 It's time to catch up, legalize, regulate and tax marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Stopped the Fox drug ring from pushing their poisons: Favors topic 19 After research I support legalizing recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | Start budgets at zero, define mission, then fund it: Neutral on topic 20 Provide funding for women and minority-owned businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 $1.5B investment in mass transit over the next five years: Strongly Favors topic 20 Get rid of nuisance taxes like the state cell phone tax: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise SNAP benefit, free breakfast in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 20 We're funding the summer food program so no kid goes hungry: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Josh Shapiro is a Moderate Liberal
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