VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Keep Title X funds for reproductive health services: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Equal Pay for Equal Work: women get only 78 cents per $1: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Next step in ObamaCare: expand Medicaid in all 50 states: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Support and promote common core standards: Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Smarter Sentencing Act: end mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Address gun law loopholes: background checks & more: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Ex-Im Bank protects US manufacturers and promotes fair trade: Opposes topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Voter ID laws are intended to limit the Black vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Support Iran nuclear deal: Favors topic 17 Supports the Iran nuclear deal: Favors topic 17 |
No opinion on
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
| End anger-based sentencing with drug courts: Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Strides since recession, but need more focus on unemployment: Favors topic 20 |