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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
| Summary answer 'A' from 11 out of 14 statements:
Great Recession tax-&-spend policy led to weak recovery: D on question 1
We've almost doubled the national debt; but not Indiana: A on question 1
Invest in our roads and ports, but without raising taxes: A on question 1
Amend state constitution to require a balanced budget: D on question 1
Moral obligation to stop piling debt onto future generations: A on question 1
Across-the-board tax relief stimulates broad-based growth: A on question 1
Corporate tax cuts create jobs & grow economy: A on question 1
Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: A on question 1
YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: A on question 1
YES on providing tax relief and simplification: A on question 1
NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy: A on question 1
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: D on question 1
This question weighted at 27% importance.
(Relative importance: 14 out of 51 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 10 out of 13 statements:
Support wind, nuclear, fracking, and offshore drilling: C on question 2
Coal miners want an American energy policy: D on question 2
Climate change is not a resolved issue in science: D on question 2
Against Obama's plan to battle climate change: C on question 2
All-of-the-above energy strategy instead of EPA over-reach: D on question 2
All-of-the-above American-made energy strategy: D on question 2
No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases: B on question 2
Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants: D on question 2
NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: D on question 2
YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: D on question 2
NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: D on question 2
NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: D on question 2
NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: D on question 2
This question weighted at 23% importance.
(Relative importance: 13 out of 57 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'C' from 7 out of 11 statements:
Don't regulate the prices of life-saving drugs: C on question 3
Healthy Indiana: expand Medicaid but with "skin in the game": C on question 3
ObamaCare is a government takeover of health care: D on question 3
Repeal any federal health care takeover: D on question 3
Deauthorize funding for Obamacare: C on question 3
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: D on question 3
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: C on question 3
NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: C on question 3
YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: D on question 3
NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: C on question 3
NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: C on question 3
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 60 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'D' from 9 out of 10 statements:
Obama certified 7 Muslim countries compromised by terrorism: D on question 4
Immigrant ban focuses on safety of Americans, not niceties: D on question 4
No subsidized healthcare nor tuition for illegal immigrants: C on question 4
End sanctuary cities; those policies drive wages down: D on question 4
Return to country of origin before illegals get citizenship: D on question 4
Temporarily suspend immigration from terrorist havens: D on question 4
End Birthright Citizenship; no more anchor babies: D on question 4
Declare English as the official language of the US: D on question 4
YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: D on question 4
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: D on question 4
This question weighted at 15% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 66 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'A' from 11 out of 20 statements:
America represent the highest ideals of humankind: A on question 5
Muslim-country ban has solid constitutional foundation: A on question 5
Re-engage the world but put America first: C on question 5
America's place in the world is weakened: A on question 5
Fight Russia with strength and allies: C on question 5
Trump for extreme vetting of immigrants and no Syrians: A on question 5
Bar Syrian refugees so ISIS cannot infiltrate America: A on question 5
Bar Syrian refugees so ISIS cannot infiltrate America: A on question 5
Support multilateral negotiations: no nation ruined by trade: D on question 5
Don't have paranoid delusions about one world government: D on question 5
Suspend the relocation of any more Syrian refugees: A on question 5
We're in a global war of civilization against barbarism: A on question 5
Never apologize for who we are and what we stand for: A on question 5
Foreign aid for US security interests & disasters: B on question 5
Use military tribunals to try suspected terrorists: C on question 5
$48B to Africa for AIDS program is a moral calling: D on question 5
Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: A on question 5
YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: B on question 5
YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: A on question 5
YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: B on question 5
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 20 out of 81 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 7 statements:
Pro-voucher so parents decide how to educate their kids: A on question 6
Replaced Common Core with state-standards version: B on question 6
Incentivize teaching as a career: B on question 6
Fight for local control and responsibility of education: A on question 6
Eliminate "No Child Left Behind" K-12 testing requirements: C on question 6
Rated 17% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: A on question 6
YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: B on question 6
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 86 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'A' from 5 out of 7 statements:
No place in our administration for LGBTQ discrimination: B on question 7
RFRA Fix: ensure that religious freedom doesn't discriminate: B on question 7
Religious Freedom Act is not about LGBT discrimination: A on question 7
Voted against expansion of hate-crime protection: A on question 7
YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: A on question 7
NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: A on question 7
NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: A on question 7
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 8 answer A 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 'A' from 4 out of 6 statements:
Veto climate bill compromise by industry & environmentalists: A on question 8
Rated 10% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: A on question 8
Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: B on question 8
Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: D on question 8
YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: A on question 8
NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: A on question 8
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 91 statements.) |
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
| Summary answer 'B' from 3 out of 3 statements:
YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: B on question 9
YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops: B on question 9
YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent: B on question 9
This question weighted at 3% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 91 statements.) |
