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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 2 out of 4 statements:
Make the tough decisions to let American Dream survive: C on question 1
End marriage penalty; increase personal exemptions: B on question 1
Reduce Maine's excessive tax burden: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 14 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 4 statements:
Build a natural gas pipeline from Canada: D on question 2
Global warming helps Maine by opening north shipping lanes: D on question 2
Make energy choices that put price ahead of politics: B on question 2
Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: A on question 2
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 14 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 2 out of 3 statements:
MaineCare recipients contribute to statewide health coverage: B on question 3
More competition in health insurance and health care markets: C on question 3
Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: C on question 3
This question weighted at 21% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 14 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 2 out of 4 statements:
Build border fence as high as the Great Wall of China: D on question 4
Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry: B on question 4
Welcome immigrants, but no welfare for legal non-citizens: C on question 4
No voting nor rights nor handouts for non-citizens: C on question 4
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 14 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Irresponsible to allow Syrian refugees into America: A on question 5
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 14 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 2 out of 4 statements:
2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical: B on question 6
Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise: A on question 6
Virtual charter schools are not the right answer: D on question 6
Supports vouchers, local control and charter schools: A on question 6
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 14 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Keep marriage as sacred union of one man and one woman: A on question 7
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 14 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 5 out of 6 statements:
Abstain from EPA petition to cut Midwest emissions: A on question 8
OpEd: Pro-business assault on environmental regulations: A on question 8
Preserve shoreline, wetlands, & working forest: D on question 8
Change environmental laws to replace red tape with jobs: A on question 8
Stop manufacturer recycling; start cost-benefit analyses: A on question 8
Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: A on question 8
This question weighted at 43% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 14 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Celebrate bin Laden's demise, though war on terror goes on: B on question 9
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 14 statements.) |
