Lyndon Johnson on VoteMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Southern blacks reacted with fear when LBJ became president: Opposes topic 2 1965: Shifted civil rights focus to equality of results: Strongly Favors topic 2 Rallied nation to pass civil rights bill as JFK legacy: Strongly Favors topic 2 1965: Freedom is not enough; we seek equality of results: Strongly Favors topic 2 Take civil rights to the country as a moral crusade: Strongly Favors topic 2 Spearheaded passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 & 1960: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Jenkins Affair: My gay aide was set up by GOP: Favors topic 3 We Democrats feel sorry for gays; it's an illness: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Practiced as ecumenist; detached from any dogma: Opposes topic 4 Great Society required business community's support: Opposes topic 4 1964: declares unconditional war on poverty: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Signed Medicare bill to avoid family financial disasters: Strongly Favors topic 5 Advancing the Nation's Health: expand Medicare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Child health program: prenatal care thru child's first year: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise social security payments by 15%-20%: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	1965: Established Head Start; plus $200B on schooling: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Elementary & Secondary Education Act: aid to educate masses: Opposes topic 7 Ok to fund parochial schools if funds go to children: Strongly Favors topic 7 Raise standards of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	1957: Pushed to dam Snake River at Hells Canyon: Favors topic 8 Lyndon focused on conservation; Lady Bird on beautification: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Focus academics on man's mastery of his environment: Favors topic 8 Green legacy for tomorrow: more parks & open spaces: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	"Community Action" to address youth crime in poor areas: Opposes topic 9 Consumer safety laws from market fraud to radiation safety: Favors topic 9 War on Crime: $100M for state & local master plans: Favors topic 9 National Crime Commission: all-out effort to combat crime: Favors topic 9 Discover the causes of crime and better ways to prevent it: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Licensing and registration act for firearms: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Proper gun control law to end mail-order murder: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raised income tax with 10% surcharge: Strongly Favors topic 11 6% surcharge to restrain unbalanced economic expansion: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish country-specific discriminatory quotas: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	1950s: Urged extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act: Favors topic 13 Expand world trade: goods should move freely across borders: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	As much personal contact as possible with foreign leaders: Opposes topic 14 UN and OAS are useful but irresolute: Opposes topic 14 State of the Union depends on state of the world: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Close 38 defense bases, with more in the future: Strongly Opposes topic 15 1940: Started Corpus Christi air base anticipating WWII: Strongly Favors topic 15 Navy waste: "It is no longer a crime to cut red tape": Strongly Opposes topic 15 1949: Pushed adequate preparedness for Cold War: Strongly Favors topic 15 Stockpile essential strategic materials: Strongly Favors topic 15 1945: Keep military strong to fulfill moral obligation: Strongly Favors topic 15 Government cannot accept stalemate with Communism: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Staff rule: Don't touch money; let finance dept. handle it: Favors topic 16 Staff rule: Fired for meeting about contract with contractor: Favors topic 16 Stimulate small contributions to parties and candidates: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	We are in Vietnam to fight for freedom, like in WWII: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Must fight in Vietnam to keep promise from three presidents: Strongly Opposes topic 17 1964 Tonkin Gulf attack never happened as stated: Opposes topic 17 Convince the Viet Cong we cannot be defeated by power: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Balance Vietnam fighting without USA versus risking WWIII: Opposes topic 17 Asia Doctrine: repulse aggression then remake nations: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Lines of policy: strength; non-proliferation; common defense: Opposes topic 17 North Vietnam wants conquest; we stay to stop aggression: Strongly Opposes topic 17 1950: Defending South Korea gives noble meaning to freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Vietnam: Avoid appearance of weakness, beware Domino Theory: Opposes topic 17 1954: Opposed getting into Vietnam; 1964: we're there now: Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Stricter penalties trafficking LSD and other dangerous drugs: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Announced "War on Poverty" in 1965: Strongly Favors topic 20 1964 stimulus: Lower taxes with high expenditures: Opposes topic 20

Lyndon Johnson is a Liberal Populist
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