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Jon Huntsman on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supports a right to life amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No truce on abortion; don't trade life for economic life: Opposes topic 1 Make second-trimester abortions illegal: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Conservatives should push to allow gay citizens to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 I believe in traditional marriage but also civil unions: Favors topic 3 Supports civil unions and other rights for same-sex couples: Favors topic 3 2008: agreed to extend some rights to gay people: Favors topic 3 Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Politics aside, let's see if ObamaCare works or not: Favors topic 5 Supported individual mandate in 2007; opposes it now: Favors topic 5 Supports market-based, consumer empowering legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Truly affordable insurance: pathway to coverage for everyone: Favors topic 5 No denial of coverage because of minor ailments: Favors topic 5 We mandate insurance for cars, but not children's health: Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | 2007: signed the Parent Choice in Education Act: Strongly Favors topic 7 2007: statewide vouchers, "Parent Choice in Education Act: Strongly Favors topic 7 I signed the second voucher bill in the US: Favors topic 7 No Child Left Behind has failed; we need vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 School choice & competition is healthy for public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports death penalty but not necessarily expanding it: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Absolutely veto a ban on assault weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10 Conservative line on gun control: Favors topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Education funding is critical to long-term prosperity: Opposes topic 11 Eliminate loopholes & make code flatter & simpler: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FactCheck: Created UT flat tax;but only top rate got 30% cut: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Aggressively pro-business agenda as governor: Opposes topic 11 Pro-business agenda, including targeted tax cuts: Opposes topic 11 Historically high tax burden is now below national average: Opposes topic 11 Removed half of the sales tax on food: Favors topic 11 Restructure taxes to be more business-friendly: Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11 |
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Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | H1B visa process is broken; we need immigrant brainpower: Favors topic 12 End patchwork of state laws & just secure the border: Opposes topic 12 Vetoed repeal of college tuition for illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12 Border fence repulses me; inconsistent with America's image: Strongly Favors topic 12 2008: GOP should tack to the middle on immigration: Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Establish a Free Trade Area of the Americas: Strongly Favors topic 13 Prevent Chinese manufacturers from selling patented products: Favors topic 13 Open up global markets for Utah businesses: Favors topic 13 Bound under state commitment to CAFTA: Favors topic 13 |
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Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Notion of national decline is "un-American": Favors topic 14 |
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Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale) | Boots on the ground: expensive & not critical for security: Opposes topic 15 We can't afford the NATO operation in Libya: Opposes topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Cap campaign contributions; they lead to political mischief: Strongly Favors topic 16 Two-year cooling-off period before State employees can lobby: Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | After 10 years, Americans are ready to exit Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17 Playing Afghan traffic cop doesn't serve strategic interest: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Growing concern over environmental impacts of coal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Energy subsidies don't work & we can no longer afford them: Opposes topic 18 Make Utah the premier destination for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Congress should cap greenhouse-gas pollution: Strongly Favors topic 18 Lead US in alternative sources for energy and efficiency: Strongly Favors topic 18 Disallow hotter levels of nuclear waste in Utah: Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Never smoked pot; never legalized it in Utah: Favors topic 19 End Meth Now: stop the scourge: Favors topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Rip out $1.1T in loopholes from the corrupt tax code: Opposes topic 20 High unemployment is a human tragedy: Strongly Favors topic 20 Let's take a pledge to not take any pledges, including taxes: Favors topic 20 I stood up for debt ceiling increase and against default: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Jon Huntsman is a Moderate Libertarian
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