VoteMatch Responses
(Click here for VoteMatch quiz) |
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Vetoed ban on partial birth abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women: Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Support Latino-owned businesses via Buy Michigan First: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports civil unions & domestic partner benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)
| There are political solutions to moral problems: Favors topic 4 Religious political discussions turn to reproductive rights: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Affordable health care universally accessible to everyone: Strongly Favors topic 5 Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Opposed Bush plan to privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Raise K-12 funding from $6,875 per pupil to $7,075: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Committed to implementing science-based policy: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Mandatory minimum sentences for sex offenders: Favors topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Signed bills on concealed pistol licenses, spouse's guns: Favors topic 10 Regrets signing stand-your-ground law in 2006: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| DACA fix has to happen, lift the cap on visas: Strongly Favors topic 12 Signed law protecting immigrants from scam "consultants": Favors topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Replace CAFTA outsourcing with "No Worker Left Behind": Strongly Opposes topic 13 Encourage insourcing, instead of victims of globalization: Favors topic 13 NAFTA is about whether we're going to make things in America: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Embrace diversity: that is American exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 If we want true American exceptionalism, fix immigration: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| Proclaimed Hire a Veteran Month in Michigan: Neutral on topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Voter ID laws, limits on early voting are about suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Long critical of Trump's Russia connections: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| On company boards for electric charging stations, buses: Strongly Favors topic 18 By investing in clean energy, America can lead on climate: Strongly Favors topic 18 Worked to foster job growth in advance energy sector: Strongly Favors topic 18 Energy policy "all-in" with input from different groups: Strongly Favors topic 18 Combating climate change is an economic opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 18 Picked for DOE as advocate for clean energy development: Strongly Favors topic 18 21st Century alternative/ renewable Energy Plan: Strongly Favors topic 18 Diversify into renewable and clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Irresistible tax credits for wind, solar, & biofuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Tougher penalties for drug dealers; more tools against meth: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Advocates for manufacturing, domestic R&D efforts: Strongly Favors topic 20 Environmental equity: jobs & benefits to those hardest hit: Strongly Favors topic 20 Two year stimulus package will create 28,000 jobs: Strongly Favors topic 20 |