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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Reduce economic necessity for abortions: Opposes topic 1 Support Roe v. Wade: Strongly Favors topic 1 Uphold the right to choose, but “Target Zero” abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| No constitutional definition of marriage: Favors topic 3 No amendment defining one-man-one-woman marriage: Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Supports flexible state block grants & workfare: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Federal insurance reform via free markets for fair prices: Favors topic 5 Federal negotiations with drug companies for prescriptions: Strongly Favors topic 5 Fund preventive care: Favors topic 5 Fully fund Medicaid and restore cuts: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicaid must be properly funded: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Privatization is a terrible idea: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Oppose efforts to privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Ensure that our safety net remains safe: Opposes topic 6 Save Social Security from privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Expand Upward Bound & Head Start: Opposes topic 7 Improve and fund our public school systems: Opposes topic 7 Vouchers are divisive: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Vouchers bankrupt our public educational system: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8: Human needs over animal rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Strengthen emission controls and fuel efficiency standards: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Support the use of the death penalty for federal crimes: Favors topic 9 Support the use of the death penalty: Favors topic 9 Support prosecution of “hate crimes”: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Fully support a legally armed citizenry: Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Roll back the unfair tax cuts the very wealthiest: Strongly Favors topic 11 Keep inheritance tax for top .5% of estates: Favors topic 11 Roll back unfair tax cuts for the very wealthiest: Strongly Favors topic 11 Inheritance taxes only for the top 0.5% of estates: Opposes topic 11 Reduce the deficit & advocate fiscal responsibility: Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Current effort targeting illegal immigration is ineffective: Opposes topic 12 More border patrols, but not by vigilantes: Favors topic 12 Encourage legal trade with Mexico as part of border strategy: Favors topic 12 Opposes vigilante volunteers patrolling borders: Favors topic 12 Tie immigration to discussion on security: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Promote fair trade with incentives to keep jobs at home: Opposes topic 13 CAFTA sucks away our jobs and pollutes our environment: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports US troops on UN peacekeeping missions: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Diplomatic methods first; last resort is coercion: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Pre-emptive strikes must remain in our arsenal: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Public funding for candidates complying with spending limits: Strongly Favors topic 16 No-bid contracts encourage waste, fraud, corruption: Favors topic 16 Support public taxpayer funding for federal campaigns: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Stay out of Iran
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Set a timetable and safely withdraw from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Promote energy independence & renewables: Strongly Favors topic 18 National policy of energy independence: Strongly Favors topic 18 Make renewable energy a priority: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19: Never legalize marijuana
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Increase border security to stop inflow of illegal drugs: Opposes topic 19 More funding to Colombia to combat the war on drugs: Favors topic 19 Stop flow of illegal drugs at the border: Favors topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Provide proper incentives for keeping US jobs at home: Favors topic 20 |