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Kelly Armstrong on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supports Hyde Amendment & defunding of Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2 |
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Opposes
topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-3 points on Social scale) | Don't add sexual orientation to definition of discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Gender neutral terms in state laws, for same-sex marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supported legislation targeting LGBTQ youth: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Favors
topic 4:America was founded on Christian values
(-3 points on Social scale) | Require proof of age on pornographic websites: Favors topic 4 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Obamacare is an unmitigated disaster: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Give money & control back to the states: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports school choice, but not vouchers: Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8:Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale) | Designating "special places" is same as EPA over-regulation: Strongly Favors topic 8 Crack down on environmental extremist protesters: Strongly Favors topic 8 Require Congress to approve major regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Can't build enough prison cells to solve addiction problem: Opposes topic 9 Reduce mandatory minimums; alternatives to incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9 |
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Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Fought efforts to infringe on 2d amendment freedoms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Triggers never pull themselves; bills go after guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Cut corporate tax and income tax across the board: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Secure our borders to end drugs & human trafficking: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure border, then conversations on immigration issues: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | USMCA biggest trade victory for our country in a generation: Strongly Favors topic 13 We cannot be used as pawns in a multi-year trade war: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Favors
topic 14:Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
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No opinion on
topic 15:Peace through Strength
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale) | Keep ND's no voter registration, but secure elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Stay out of foreign wars
(-5 points on Social scale) | Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Reduce oil extraction tax from 6.5% to 5%: Opposes topic 18 PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated B- by NORML: medical marijuana ok but not recreational: Opposes topic 19 PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | When government gets out of way, economy grows: Opposes topic 20 Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Kelly Armstrong is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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