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Question 1 answer A on
Economy:
When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: Cutting existing programs
- B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
- C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
- D: Raising Taxes
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 11 out of 11 statements:
Choose individual liberty over more & more spending: A on question 1
Government is corrupt; so don't give them more power: A on question 1
I would not bail out Bank of America: A on question 1
Pass a flat tax and abolish the IRS, and jobs will follow: A on question 1
Balanced budget amendment to stop bankrupting our country: A on question 1
Debt ceiling limits "blank check" of federal spending: A on question 1
Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
Opposes increasing tax rates: A on question 1
Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: A on question 1
Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: A on question 1
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 2 answer D on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
- A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
- B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
- C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
- D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 4 out of 4 statements:
Paris Accord destroys $3 trillion in American GDP by 2040: D on question 2
Fight against Gulf moratorium on offshore exploration: D on question 2
Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: D on question 2
Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: D on question 2
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 3 answer D on
Healthcare:
When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
- B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
- C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
- D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 13 out of 16 statements:
ObamaCare caused millions to lose their jobs: D on question 3
I trust you & your doctors to control your health care: D on question 3
Reform FDA to approve foreign drugs faster: B on question 3
Don't exempt Congress from ObamaCare, or any law: D on question 3
I regret voting for John Roberts because of ObamaCare vote: D on question 3
Enumerated powers of Congress don't include ObamaCare: D on question 3
Personal, portable, & affordable, after repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3
Washington wants ObamaCare, the people want liberty: D on question 3
Support nuns' battle for religious liberty against ObamaCare: C on question 3
To repeal ObamaCare, show Dems they'd lose by supporting it: C on question 3
5 million had health insurance canceled because of ObamaCare: D on question 3
Defeat ObamaCare; rein in the federal government: D on question 3
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: D on question 3
Repeal any federal health care takeover: D on question 3
Supports repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3
Supports market-based health insurance: D on question 3
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 16 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 4 answer D on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 10 out of 12 statements:
Use all tools available to stop asylum for migrant caravan: D on question 4
No path to citizenship to DREAMers or anyone else: D on question 4
Children deported with parents can come back, if citizens: C on question 4
I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill: D on question 4
Build a wall instead of massive amnesty plan: D on question 4
Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here: D on question 4
Illegals are an economic calamity for low-wage Americans: D on question 4
End Obama's illegal amnesty via Congress' checks & balances: D on question 4
Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded: D on question 4
Democrats want amnesty to get a lot more Democratic voters: C on question 4
Strengthen border security and increase enforcement: D on question 4
ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: D on question 4
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 5 answer A on
Foreign Policy:
When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
- B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
- C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
- D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 10 out of 17 statements:
Countries aspire to be like America, the exceptional nation: A on question 5
Bar refugees from terrorist-ridden regions: A on question 5
Break diplomatic relations with Cuba: D on question 5
Don't let world courts bind American sovereignty: A on question 5
American Exceptionalism: we liberate; others subjugate: A on question 5
Cuba is oppressive but never misses chance to propagandize: B on question 5
America is indispensable; our allies need our leadership: A on question 5
US has a responsibility to defend our values abroad: B on question 5
Deny visa for Iranian ambassador to visit the United Nations: A on question 5
Appeasement historically leads to more violence: A on question 5
Suspend Russia from G8 & withdraw from arms control treaties: A on question 5
Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: A on question 5
Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: B on question 5
Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: B on question 5
Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; recognize as cap: B on question 5
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: A on question 5
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: B on question 5
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 17 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 6 answer A on
Education:
When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
- B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
- C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
- D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 4 out of 9 statements:
Private school vouchers is civil rights issue of our time: A on question 6
Race-to-the-Top is blackmail against the states: D on question 6
Abolish the U.S. Department of Education: B on question 6
The rich already have school choice; give it to the poor: A on question 6
Right to education: public, private, charter, or homeschool: A on question 6
School choice is a deep passion of mine: A on question 6
Facilitate school choice for poor Americans: B on question 6
Denounce the Common Core State Standards: B on question 6
Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed: B on question 6
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 7 answer A on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
- A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
- B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
- C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
- D: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 12 out of 13 statements:
Amendment to define marriage as between man & a woman: A on question 7
Religious liberty: Don't lock up Christians like Kim Davis: A on question 7
Apply 10th Amendment: states decide on gay marriage: B on question 7
Pray against a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage: A on question 7
Zealotry on same-sex marriage leaves out religious liberty: A on question 7
Most states can ignore Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage: A on question 7
Opposes the unrelenting assault on traditional marriage: A on question 7
Overturn Supreme Court with anti-gay marriage Amendment: A on question 7
Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage: A on question 7
One-man-one-woman marriage is building block of society: A on question 7
Supports defining traditional marriage: A on question 7
Supports banning military gay marriage: A on question 7
Sponsored state definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 13 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 8 answer A on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 6 out of 6 statements:
EPA ran amok under Obama: A on question 8
Take on EPA and agencies that strangle small businesses: A on question 8
Federal government shouldn't own $14 trillion worth of land: A on question 8
OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: A on question 8
OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: A on question 8
NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: A on question 8
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 90 statements.) |
Question 9 answer B on
Reform:
Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
- A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
- B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
- C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
| Summary answer 'B' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Fierce advocate of recruiting and growing the military: B on question 9
Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill: A on question 9
This question weighted at 2% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 90 statements.) |
