James Mattis on VoteMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposed women serving in infantry; but will allow it: Opposes topic 2 Don't revisit old issues; let women in combat roles: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Not about who soldiers go to bed with, but how they'll fight: 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)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Putin is trying to break the North Atlantic alliance: Opposes topic 14 Supports NATO alliance principle of collective defense: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	Bring business reforms to the Department of Defense: Opposes topic 15 Cyber domain presents new challenge to maintain US advantage: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	U.S. should keep a small force in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 U.S. should keep a small force in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 U.S. should keep a small force in Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Resigns in wake of announcement of withdrawal from Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Keep U.S. troops in Syria indefinitely to defeat ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Keep U.S. troops in Syria indefinitely to defeat ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Shift from war of attrition against ISIS to annihilation: Strongly Opposes topic 17 North Korea must be stopped, but by diplomatic means: Favors topic 17 Iran is single most enduring threat to stability and peace: Opposes topic 17 Supports the Iran nuclear agreement: Favors topic 17 ISIS has metastasized & remains a resilient movement: Opposes topic 17 Iran is the leading state sponsor of terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Pentagon was aware that 2003 Iraq invasion was a mistake: Strongly Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

James Mattis is a Centrist
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