VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Phase out affirmative action over 5-year period: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Family is one pillar of society: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| ObamaCare is the worst bill ever passed by Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Tort reform plus higher deductibles & co-pays: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Phase in age increase and more realistic CPI: Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| New reforms to replace No Child Left Behind: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| We live in cycles with all other systems: Strongly 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 Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| End tax subsidies; & tax corporations in foreign countries: Favors topic 11 Simplify to three tax brackets: 12%, 22%, 28%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Don't deport illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Actively engage and assist European nations through NATO: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Reduce our nuclear warhead stockpile & reduce F-35's: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Special interests support the status quo; Americans don't: Strongly Favors topic 16 Excessive campaign money is our country's greatest problem: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly 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) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Eliminate earmarks; 3-year federal pay freeze: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |