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Lisa Johnston on SenateMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale) | Decision by each woman and her family & doctor: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale) | Embracing diversity strengthens us as a nation: Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | Guarantee both 1st and 2nd amendment rights: Favors topic 10 Rated ? by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale) | Guaranteed high quality care for all health conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | No privately managed retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 We must protect Social Security: Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale) | K-12 education must be a top priority: Opposes topic 7 |
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topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale) | Encourage emerging green technology: Favors topic 18 Clean energy technology will create jobs: Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale) | Ensure that U.S. corporations pay U.S. taxes: Favors topic 11 |
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topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale) | Immigration reform focused on employer enforcement: Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale) | We should never hastily initiate military conflict: Opposes topic 15 |
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topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale) | Fight special interests by plain-language laws on Internet: Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+5 points on Social scale) | We have spent gigantic amounts of US taxpayer money in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |