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Mike Espy on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Anti-abortion but pro-choice: Favors topic 1 CC:Oppose strict Constitutionalist judges: Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Support small business especially minority/LGBTQ/women owned: Strongly Favors topic 2 First black Mississippian in Congress since Reconstruction: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | HRC endorsement: Espy a strong LGBTQ ally: Strongly Favors topic 3 Rights for ALL regardless of sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Shore up rural hospitals; expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Number one priority will be to expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand mental healthcare; ObamaCare; and Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Our farming, food, & health policies need to be aligned: Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Public dollars should go toward public schools--period: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increase teacher pay; fund teacher training programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Expand apprenticeship/job training programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Protect students from predatory for-profit schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | 1980s: Served on Lower Mississippi Delta Caucus: Opposes topic 8 |
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No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | Make lynching a federal hate crime: Strongly Favors topic 9 Reform police tactics, racial bias training, ban chokehold: Opposes topic 9 Resigned for accepting gifts; but acquitted criminally: Opposes topic 9 |
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Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | I believe in the Second Amendment, but things have changed: Opposes topic 10 Won the National Rifle Association's "silver rifle" award: Strongly Favors topic 10 Won the National Rifle Association's "silver rifle" award: Strongly Favors topic 10 Appeared in advertisement in support of NRA: Favors topic 10 Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 |
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No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | DACA recipients should be allowed to stay in US: Strongly Favors topic 12 Separating children from families at border is misguided: Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Experience in negotiating multilateral trade treaties: Strongly Favors topic 13 No tariffs on China; they hurt farmers: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Make it easier for qualified voters to vote during pandemic: Strongly Favors topic 16 I stand firmly for voting rights: Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Must get serious about tackling climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Medical marijuana first; decide on recreational later: Opposes topic 19 Disallow banking for legitimate cannabis businesses: Favors topic 19 Let states decide marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Congress must help local governments with revenue shortfalls: Strongly Favors topic 20 Federal spending on infrastructure & broadband grows economy: Strongly Favors topic 20 Imposed USDA-wide job freeze and cuts: Opposes topic 20 |
Mike Espy is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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