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Question 1 answer D 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
| Summary answer 'D' from 3 out of 5 statements:
Roll back top-tier tax breaks: D on question 1
Must not lose AAA bond ratings: C on question 1
Fiscal conservatism: taxpayer money is sacred: A on question 1
YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: D on question 1
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: D on question 1
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 30 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'D' from 2 out of 5 statements:
All-of-the-above approach, including pro-coal: D on question 2
Offshore drilling is acceptable but not the “silver bullet”: C on question 2
Vetoed offshore drilling ban until more laws & facts known: D on question 2
Drastically reduced emissions from VA coal power plants: A on question 2
NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: A on question 2
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 30 statements.) |
Question 3 answer B 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
| Summary answer 'B' from 5 out of 9 statements:
Cannot allow 47 million Americans to go without access: A on question 3
As governor, 138,000 more children covered by insurance: A on question 3
Get every eligible child health care: A on question 3
Answer seniors’ questions with “Senior Navigator”: B on question 3
Supports Virginia Health Care Foundation for under-served: B on question 3
Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: B on question 3
Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: D on question 3
NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: B on question 3
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: B on question 3
This question weighted at 30% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 30 statements.) |
Question 4 answer C 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
| Summary answer 'C' from 3 out of 3 statements:
Send migrant kids back to Central America, after processing: C on question 4
Federal failure on immigration means states must take action: C on question 4
Limit social payments to immigrants; support English: C on question 4
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 30 statements.) |
Question 5 answer B 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
| Summary answer 'B' from 3 out of 4 statements:
No timetable to end war in Iraq: A on question 5
UN participation & economic aid only when within US interest: B on question 5
Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: B on question 5
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: B on question 5
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 30 statements.) |
Question 6 answer C 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
| Summary answer 'C' from 3 out of 5 statements:
No Child Left Behind Act isn't working: C on question 6
Home-schooling is ok; my sister home-schools her kids: A on question 6
Involve whole communities in schools: C on question 6
Supports public schools: C on question 6
Promote public school competition & choice: B on question 6
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 30 statements.) |
Question 7 answer B 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
| Summary answer 'B' from 4 out of 4 statements:
Switched to supporting same-sex marriage in 2013: B on question 7
Let military leaders advise about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": B on question 7
No employment discrimination based on sexual orientation: B on question 7
Let states recognize same sex marriage: B on question 7
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 30 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'D' from 5 out of 7 statements:
Tougher discharge regulations on Chesapeake Bay: D on question 8
Redevelop Virginia’s brownfields: D on question 8
Redevelop Virginia’s brownfields: D on question 8
Preserve open space & control suburban sprawl: D on question 8
Economic prosperity depends on wise use of natural resources: A on question 8
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: C on question 8
YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: D on question 8
This question weighted at 23% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 30 statements.) |
Question 9 answer C 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
| Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Supports NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: C on question 9
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: B on question 9
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 30 statements.) |
