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Stephen Noble Smith on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Guarantee access to reproductive healthcare for women: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | For family leave, and equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | End discrimination based on gender or 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) | Create public option for individuals & local small business: 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) | Create 100 public "Entrepreneurial Schools": Opposes topic 7 Index pay for teachers and tie it to inflation: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Courts, police, schools will track bias, & get help to fix: Opposes topic 9 |
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No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Raise corporate income tax rate to 9%: Strongly Favors topic 11 Institute a lobbying tax: Favors topic 11 Shift tax breaks to small, local businesses: Strongly Favors topic 11 Half-penny wealth tax over $2 million nonresidential assets: Strongly Favors topic 11 Wealthy should pay same cumulative tax rate as workers: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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No opinion on
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Implement automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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No opinion on
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Clear waiting lists for addiction recovery treatment: Opposes topic 19 Legalize cannabis; expunge drug offenses after 3 years: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rapidly expand access to drug treatment services: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Help shift who has wealth and political power in our state: Favors topic 20 Invest in and simplify rules for small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Tax incentives to hire people with disabilities: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Stephen Noble Smith is a Moderate Liberal
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