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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
Candidate indicated 'A' on 5 out of 7 statements.
| Reduce government to spur growth: A on question 1
NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: A on question 1
YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: A on question 1
YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending: A on question 1
YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: B on question 1
NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: A on question 1
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: D on question 1 |
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
Candidate indicated 'D' on 3 out of 4 statements.
| YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: D on question 2
NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: D on question 2
NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: D on question 2
YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: C on question 2 |
Question 3 answer C 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
Candidate indicated 'C' on 3 out of 6 statements.
| Patient’s bill of rights with four principles; but not suing: C on question 3
For uninsured: church-based Health Care Networks: C on question 3
Medicare provides a menu of plans, some with add-on costs: B on question 3
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: C on question 3
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: A on question 3
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: B on question 3 |
Question 4 answer D 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
Candidate indicated 'D' on 3 out of 5 statements.
| NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": C on question 4
YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: A on question 4
NO on establishing a Guest Worker program: D on question 4
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: D on question 4
YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government: D on question 4 |
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
Candidate indicated 'A' on 2 out of 2 statements.
| No US military action under UN command: A on question 5
NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: A on question 5 |
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
Candidate indicated 'A' on 6 out of 10 statements.
| More teacher pay; but end tenure: D on question 6
Create Education Savings Accounts: A on question 6
Charter schools make public education better: B on question 6
Public scholarships for charter or private schools: A on question 6
$1,500 scholarship for poor kids to attend any school: A on question 6
Pass Model Charter School Laws in all 50 states: A on question 6
Give school decisions back to families: A on question 6
Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: A on question 6
NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: C on question 6
YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects: D on question 6 |
Question 7 answer A 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
Candidate indicated 'A' on 1 out of 1 statements.
| YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: A on question 7 |
Question 8 answer D 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
Candidate indicated 'D' on 3 out of 7 statements.
| Bipartisan wetland protection & pollution clean-up: C on question 8
Fund national parks in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt: D on question 8
Supports local land trusts to protect ecology: D on question 8
Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: A on question 8
EPA must do better on mercury clean-up: C on question 8
Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle: D on question 8
NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: C on question 8 |
Question 9 answer B 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
Candidate indicated 'B' on 3 out of 3 statements.
| Stop the free fall in defense spending: B on question 9
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: B on question 9
YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections: B on question 9 |
