VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Planned Parenthood like Nazi doctor: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Do nothing to protect the rights of LGBT workers: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Gay marriage makes it worse for traditional families: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Support tax-free medical savings accounts: Opposes topic 5 Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Allow self-managed private retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| No unfunded mandates; yes charters & vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Relax rules on logging & recreational usage: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports death penalty and mandatory minimums: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Opposes restrictions on guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Cut taxes; cut budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Keep tax cuts despite state's budget hole: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Crack down on illegals in Kansas: Strongly Opposes topic 12 End in-state tuition for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Kansas shouldn't be the sanctuary state of the Midwest: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Limit foreign aid; decrease UN support; keep Cuba embargo: Strongly Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Keep detainees in Guantanamo, not Leavenworth: Favors topic 15 Strongly supports strong military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Found in contempt for checking voter citizenship to register: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Contempt of court for blocking new voter registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Tighten restrictions on voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Vice-chair of Presidential Commission on Election Integrity: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Fight widespread voter fraud with strict voting laws: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Keep US troops in Iraq; pay for it with Iraqi oil: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Develop traditional energy resources, plus ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Skeptical of medical marijuana; we can't limit it: Strongly Favors topic 19 Stricter punishment for importing & selling drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 Strongly anti-recreational marijuana, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |