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Shiva Ayyadurai on Abortion
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  • Personal decision that involves two lives. (Oct 2018)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Budget & Economy
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  • Budgetary transparency will lead to infrastructure spending. (Jun 2020)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Civil Rights
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  • Arizona data showed Biden win was statistically impossible. (Dec 2020)
  • Only a real Indian can defeat a fake Indian. (Nov 2017)
  • It's about free speech, not against Black Lives Matter. (Nov 2017)
  • Affirmative action hasn't helped most blacks. (Jul 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Corporations
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Shiva Ayyadurai on Crime
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Shiva Ayyadurai on Drugs
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Shiva Ayyadurai on Education
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  • Educational-industrial complex not yielding skilled students. (Nov 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Energy & Oil
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  • Climate change cause irrelevant; focus on solutions. (Oct 2018)
  • Innovation, not regulation. (Oct 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Environment
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  • Real problem is not climate change but pollution. (Jun 2020)
  • GMOs are destroying our health; establish safety standards. (Feb 2018)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Families & Children
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  • Ok to believe that marriage is only one man and one woman. (Nov 2018)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Foreign Policy
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  • Protect US sovereignty from the UN. (Nov 2018)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Free Trade
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Shiva Ayyadurai on Government Reform
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  • Pledges to serve one term, not focus on re-election. (Jun 2020)
  • We need term limits against lobbyists & career politician. (Jul 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Gun Control
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  • Protect constitutional gun rights. (Oct 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Health Care
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  • Real Health can only come when no middle-men are involved. (Nov 2020)
  • Coronavirus: diet & vitamins better defense than masks. (Jun 2020)
  • Patients & doctors determine vaccinations, not government. (Feb 2020)
  • More choice in healthcare, including Ancient Eastern. (Oct 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Homeland Security
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  • Deliver services that our vets need and have been denied. (Feb 2018)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Immigration
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  • Borders need to be strong, laws need to be enforced. (Jun 2020)
  • Path to citizenship for those here with clean records. (Oct 2018)
  • We need secure borders & clear enforcement. (Oct 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Jobs
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  • Government has no responsibility to ensure livable income. (Nov 2018)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Principles & Values
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  • Born in India as an Untouchable. (Nov 2020)
  • Rational scientific approach for real solutions. (Jun 2020)
  • I believe in divinity of Christ; and no Sharia. (Nov 2018)
  • Warren shoplifted racial identity of Native American. (Dec 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Social Security
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  • Higher paying jobs ensure future of Social Security. (Nov 2018)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Tax Reform
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  • Low taxes for innovators & job creators. (Oct 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Technology
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  • Suspended from Twitter for challenging electronic ballots. (Feb 2021)
  • Just five major companies now control the digital airwaves. (Nov 2020)
  • Make data from taxpayer funded research accessible. (Feb 2020)
Shiva Ayyadurai on War & Peace
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  • Expose the war in Iraq as a fake war. (Oct 2017)
Shiva Ayyadurai on Welfare & Poverty
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VoteMatch Responses
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Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
Personal decision that involves two lives: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Only a real Indian can defeat a fake Indian: Opposes topic 2
It's about free speech, not against Black Lives Matter: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Affirmative action hasn't helped most blacks: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Warren shoplifted racial identity of Native American: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
Ok to believe that marriage is only one man and one woman.: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)
I believe in divinity of Christ; and no Sharia: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
More choice in healthcare, including Ancient Eastern: Opposes topic 5
Patients & doctors determine vaccinations, not government: Opposes topic 5
Coronavirus: diet & vitamins better defense than masks: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Real Health can only come when no middle-men are involved: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Higher paying jobs ensure future of Social Security: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Educational-industrial complex not yielding skilled students: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(+2 points on Social scale)
GMOs are destroying our health; establish safety standards: Opposes topic 8
Real problem is not climate change but pollution: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Protect constitutional gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Low taxes for innovators & job creators: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
We need secure borders & clear enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Path to citizenship for those here with clean records: Favors topic 12
Borders need to be strong, laws need to be enforced: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Protect US sovereignty from the UN: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)
Deliver services that our vets need and have been denied: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
Arizona data showed Biden win was statistically impossible: Strongly Opposes topic 16
We need term limits against lobbyists & career politician.: Strongly Favors topic 16
Suspended from Twitter for challenging electronic ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-3 points on Social scale)
Expose the war in Iraq as a fake war: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Innovation, not regulation: Favors topic 18
Climate change cause irrelevant; focus on solutions: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Government has no responsibility to ensure livable income: Opposes topic 20

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