This page contains surveys of candidates conducted by organizations interested in the candidates' policy views.
Political Group Survey: the CC survey question on Balanced Budget
Source: Christian Coalition Survey
CC.org's self-description: "The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.The Coalition is a political organization, made up of pro-family Americans who care deeply about ensuring that government serves to strengthen and preserve, rather than threaten, our families and our values. To that end, we work continuously to identify, educate and mobilize Christians for effective political action."
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution'
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 20.
Question 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Budget & Economy
- Headline: Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment
(Score: -1)
- Headline 2: Opposes a Balanced Budget Amendment
(Score: 1)
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 1.
- Headline: Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment
(Answer: B)
- Headline 2: Opposes a Balanced Budget Amendment
(Answer: C)
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 1 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
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 14-CC-q20 |
| Brad Ashford |
s2- | Nebraska Democratic House Member | |
| Gwen Graham |
s1+ | FL Democratic candidate for Governor | |
Independents
participating in 14-CC-q20 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
2
Republicans:
11
Independents:
0 |
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