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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | People don't recognize MS flag, only Confederate flag: Favors topic 2 Hold referendum on Confederate flag; it's time to revisit: Favors topic 2 Mandates equal pay for women: Strongly Favors topic 2 Remove Confederate Battle symbol from state flag: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Supreme Court gay marriage ruling is not federal overreach: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Expand Medicaid, and push Legislature to accept it: Favors topic 5 Insuring all Mississippians will save lives & money: Strongly Favors topic 5 Celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling in support of ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Fight to keep 100% full pensions for retirees: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Constitutional provision to fully fund public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Vouchers drain money from the public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Use BP settlement money to rehabilitate marine life: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Strengthen law enforcement to reduce gun violence: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I know the value of our Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Effort on home front in support of effort on battlefront: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Develop energy, but balance it with environmental concerns: Opposes topic 18 |
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topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | The Great Recession bailout didn't help small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise minimum wage; working full time should avoid poverty: Favors topic 20 |
Vicki Slater is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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