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Question 1 answer A 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 'A' from 6 out of 9 statements:
Businesses are job creators, the engines of job growth: A on question 1
Fund highways now; self-driving cars and drones later: C on question 1
We're nowhere close to a balanced budget; needs 3 things...: B on question 1
Converted Ohio's $8B deficit to $2B surplus: B on question 1
When you balance the budget & cut taxes, people get work: A on question 1
Lower taxes to create competitive climate: A on question 1
Require balanced budget; block grant everything to states: A on question 1
Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
This question weighted at 41% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 22 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 5 out of 12 statements:
Balance low-cost & environment by pursuing all sources: C on question 2
Supports Keystone XL, clean coal; and "smart grid": D on question 2
No state bailout for aging nuclear plants: B on question 2
Nuclear power is yesterday; natural gas represents tomorrow: D on question 2
Keep state mandate on renewable energy: A on question 2
Mandate that electric utilities use at least 8.5% renewables: A on question 2
All-of-the-above approach, with stepped-up fossil fuels: D on question 2
Open more federal lands to oil and natural gas exploration: D on question 2
Balanced use of green energy & low-cost energy: C on question 2
Raise severance tax on oil & gas from 20 cents upward: B on question 2
Opposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility: B on question 2
NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: D on question 2
This question weighted at 55% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 3 answer B 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 'B' from 6 out of 14 statements:
$112M for mental health hospital, plus Medicaid expansion: B on question 3
To Dems: let market work; to GOP: help people who need it: B on question 3
Medicaid expansion brought health care to 700,000 people: B on question 3
Reforming ObamaCare ok; cutting coverage is not: B on question 3
Very, very bad idea to phase out Medicaid expansion: A on question 3
Give financial incentive for low cost & good outcomes: C on question 3
Expand Medicaid; everybody has a right to God-given purpose: B on question 3
Opposes ObamaCare but not all public programs: C on question 3
Accepted ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion statewide: C on question 3
Expand Medicaid to 275,000 poor Ohioans, but not ObamaCare: A on question 3
Equalize mental health coverage with physical health: B on question 3
Opposes government-run healthcare: D on question 3
Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: C on question 3
YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: D on question 3
This question weighted at 64% importance.
(Relative importance: 14 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 4 answer A 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 'A' from 2 out of 5 statements:
DREAMers are part of the fabric of America: A on question 4
Open to pathway to citizenship, but doesn't like it: B on question 4
Limit the number of legal immigrants, and their benefits: D on question 4
Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them: A on question 4
Declared English the official language of the US: D on question 4
This question weighted at 23% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 5 answer A 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 'A' from 6 out of 17 statements:
America First should not be America Alone: C on question 5
Cooperation and engagement instead of "Fortress America": D on question 5
China is converting economic power into regional influence: B on question 5
Opportunity to cooperate with China instead of containment: C on question 5
Allies directly affected should repatriate Syrian refugees: A on question 5
Balance cooperation and confrontation with China: C on question 5
Tariffs lead to acrimony among friends & going it alone: D on question 5
Engage the world, instead of acting unilaterally: D on question 5
America's great, and you can shoot for the stars: B on question 5
Arm the Ukrainians and fight ISIS in Syria, Libya: A on question 5
Need to promote Western values to win war of ideas: A on question 5
Pause accepting Syrian refugees to create stringent checks: B on question 5
No more Syrian refugees in Ohio or anywhere in USA: A on question 5
Refugee crisis is on Europe, but US also has responsibility: C on question 5
No diplomatic relations with Cuba nor Vietnam: A on question 5
Engage internationally but choose missions carefully: D on question 5
The Lord wants America to succeed and for America to lead: A on question 5
This question weighted at 77% importance.
(Relative importance: 17 out of 22 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 5 out of 10 statements:
I like the ideas in Common Core, but not the program: C on question 6
We need charter schools, with state oversight: B on question 6
No unfunded mandates for schools: B on question 6
Our broken public school system is beyond fixing: B on question 6
Competition is what's missing from public school monopoly: A on question 6
Send 95% of federal funds to classrooms: D on question 6
Empower local people instead of bureaucrats: A on question 6
Create competition in public schools: A on question 6
Tax money for entrepreneurial private schools: A on question 6
YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: A on question 6
This question weighted at 45% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 7 answer B 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 'B' from 3 out of 5 statements:
Pray for customers with whom you disagree, but sell to them: B on question 7
Government employees should comply with gay marriage ruling: B on question 7
I support traditional marriage, but it's time to move on: B on question 7
Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: A on question 7
YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: A on question 7
This question weighted at 23% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 8 answer B 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 'B' from 3 out of 11 statements:
Eliminate NOAA; let DOI safeguard natural resources: A on question 8
Properly balance environmental stewardship and job creation: B on question 8
Reduce Erie pollution with tougher fertilizer regulations: C on question 8
Mandate best practices to reduce farm fertilizer runoff: C on question 8
FactCheck: Catholic faith does NOT support death penalty: B on question 8
$2.5B invested in cleaning Lake Erie, and keep it clean: D on question 8
Freeze all federal regulations for one year: B on question 8
Strengthen Clean Water Act; increase federal grazing fees: D on question 8
Manage the environment to bequest it to future: D on question 8
Environment and economy are not at odds: C on question 8
Devolve enviro policy-making to State and community: A on question 8
This question weighted at 50% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 9 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 3 statements:
$1B per plane for B-2 is a colossal misuse of money: C on question 9
Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money: A on question 9
NO on withdrawing from the WTO: C on question 9
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 22 statements.) |
