Michelle Nunn on SenateMatch | |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Safe, legal, rare, and woman's personal decision: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Support equal pay, and do it now: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale) | Let states and individual churches decide on gay marriage: Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Add a tier of affordable coverage to ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Fix problems with ObamaCare; don't eliminate it: Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Bipartisan entitlement reform to preserve Social Security: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Invest in early childhood education: Opposes topic 7 Common Core, teacher recruitment, smaller classes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Preserved 85 acre marshland with conservation easements: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Invest in deepening Savannah harbor: Opposes topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Background checks for criminals & terrorists: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Lower our corporate tax rate; simplify tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | Pathway to citizenship makes sense: Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Moving jobs to China & Mexico helps profits but not people: Opposes topic 13 Seek trade agreements from Europe to China: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Our military is but one element of our national power: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | One-stop shop for veterans, like Hiring Our Heroes: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Move forward on Keystone pipeline: Opposes topic 18 Ensure affordable and sustainable sources of energy: Opposes topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Reverse the downward trends in basic R&D funding: Favors topic 20 Make smart short and mid-term investments to drive growth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Budget gridlock holds America hostage & jeopardizes economy: Opposes topic 20 |