VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Life begins at conception; don't fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Let businesses act on their beliefs of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| God saved me from death; I saw the power of prayer: Favors topic 4 Our limited government established by Judeo-Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| A single-payer system is not the answer: Strongly Opposes topic 5 More HSAs and cross-state insurance, not government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No federal vaccine mandates for coronavirus emergency: Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Must reform Medicare & Social Security to save them: Favors topic 6 Allow investing Soc.Sec. taxes in outside savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Vocational/technical education options instead of college: Neutral on topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Supports the death penalty: Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Adamant about protecting right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 AR-15 good weapon to defend yourself in your home: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Decrease, flatten, simplify: GOP tax cuts was a great start: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Protect our sovereignty; oppose open borders: Opposes topic 12 Build a wall on some parts, but other security along river: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Build the border wall, not sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Protect our sovereignty from the United Nations: Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Fact Check: Claims ISIS defeated; Pentagon says otherwise: Strongly Favors topic 15 What veterans need is a clear mission & resources to do it: Strongly Favors topic 15 Peace maintained via a strong military: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| We fight there so they don't bring it to us: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Meet our foes on the battlefield; help defend Israel: Strongly Opposes topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Rated 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Green New Deal has limited focus, need exportable solutions: Opposes topic 18 Regulating climate change is not a government responsibility: Opposes topic 18 PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| PVS:Oppose recreational marijuana: Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Balanced budget; flatter taxes; less burdensome regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |