VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly opposes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly opposes affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Government shouldn't redefine marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Strongly opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Post the Ten Commandments in public school buildings: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly supports keeping God in the public sphere: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly opposes ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly supports privatization: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| True Local Control: TLC for public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Getting government out of education is the ultimate goal: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Strongly supports human needs over animal rights: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Supports Stricter punishment to reduce crime: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Opposes more gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly supports gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Eliminate the state's income tax & special crony favors: Opposes topic 11 Progressive taxation violates "Equal Protection" clause: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Strongly opposes pathway to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Free trade while putting American interests first: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly supports US sovereignty from UN: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Expand the military as needed to protect sovereignty: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Limits on campaign funds violate the First Amendment: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Intervene in Iran if a threat to national security or allies: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly opposes prioritizing green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Never legalize marijuana: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Free enterprise is key to national prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Strongly opposes federal budget stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |