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Question 1 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 4 statements:
$310M in stimulus money to start Scripps biotech facility: E on question 1
Operation Paycheck: stimulus for 33,000 construction jobs: C on question 1
$100M for Florida Technology Development Initiative: C on question 1
Supports constitutional balanced budget amendment: B on question 1
This question weighted at 33% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 12 statements.) |
Question 2 answer D 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 'D' from 2 out of 4 statements:
Create a North American energy strategy: C on question 2
Embrace the energy revolution and build the XL pipeline: D on question 2
On global warming: I'm a skeptic; I'm not a scientist: D on question 2
Drilling in Gulf of Mexico hurts Florida tourism industry: C on question 2
This question weighted at 33% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 12 statements.) |
Question 3 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Keep HSAs to encourage savings, as Medicare reform: C on question 3
ObamaCare is flawed to its core: D on question 3
ObamaCare is focused on access; should be focused on quality: C on question 3
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 12 statements.) |
Question 4 answer B 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 'B' from 6 out of 9 statements:
Eliminate sanctuary cities, plus more enforcement: C on question 4
Immigrants are an engine of economic vitality: B on question 4
Show compassion to illegals with a path to legal status: A on question 4
We need practical plan; not possible to deport 11M illegals: B on question 4
Prove border is secure, while doing comprehensive reform: B on question 4
Earned legal status, not amnesty: B on question 4
Illegal immigration is act of love: different kind of crime: A on question 4
Education reform more critical than immigration reform: B on question 4
Pray for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, not AZ law: B on question 4
This question weighted at 75% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 12 statements.) |
Question 5 answer B 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 'B' from 2 out of 7 statements:
Syrian refugees already in US can stay: B on question 5
US should shape events and build alliances of free people: D on question 5
We are leader among equals in community of nations: A on question 5
Neo-isolationism and American passivity both have dangers: C on question 5
Strengthen Cuban embargo; talking undermines US credibility: B on question 5
We need Kurds & other Muslim allies, to help take out ISIS: D on question 5
Role in the world: military strength and moral clarity: C on question 5
This question weighted at 58% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 12 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 7 out of 11 statements:
Parental choice in preschool, both public and private: A on question 6
Class-size reduction does not improve student achievement: B on question 6
Redesign education around tech, including Virtual Schools: B on question 6
Let's give every parent in America a choice about schools: A on question 6
I created the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd voucher program in America: A on question 6
1994: cut Department of Education from 2,000 to 50 staff: A on question 6
Ed reform: reading scores improved; parents got more choices: C on question 6
Pushed 1st statewide voucher program & school testing: A on question 6
Instituted school voucher plan: A on question 6
More funding for schools; merit pay for teachers: D on question 6
Supports charter schools & vouchers: A on question 6
This question weighted at 92% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 12 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 2 out of 4 statements:
Let businesses express religious freedom against gays: A on question 7
Don't-ask-don't-tell ok if it doesn't affect policy: B on question 7
Insisted on more racial and gender diversity in trial judges: C on question 7
No hate-crimes status for gays; no gay marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 33% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 12 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 3 out of 9 statements:
1990s: Compensate landowners; 2010s: state-run conservation: D on question 8
Florida Forever: $1B for environmental land purchases: D on question 8
Everglades are "crown jewel" of Florida environmental legacy: D on question 8
1,920-acre development on edge of Everglades: B on question 8
Enraged by citizen initiative mandating high speed rail: A on question 8
Restrict Eminent Domain; most severe of all govt powers: A on question 8
Restrict Eminent Domain; most severe of all govt powers: A on question 8
Let industries “self-audit”; compensate for “takings”: B on question 8
More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: B on question 8
This question weighted at 75% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 12 statements.) |
Question 9 answer D 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 'D' from 0 out of 0 statements:
(No votes on which to base response)
This question weighted at 0% importance.
(Relative importance: 0 out of 12 statements.) |
