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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Proud supporter of Family First and Right to Life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life and human rights begin at fertilization or cloning: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale) | Opposes same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3 Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | ObamaCare hurts patients: repeal it: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare hurts patients: repeal it: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes federal grants for education reforms: Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Neutral on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated 46% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Don't let Congress encroach upon our gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Stop strangling job creators with over-regulation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes an income tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Still too many havens for terrorists: more Special Forces: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports combat operations in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Intervene in Iraq to protect persecuted Christians: Opposes topic 17 Work with Iraqi government to fight ISIL: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports tax incentives for job creation: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20 |
Brad Wenstrup is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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