Richard Douglas on SenateMatch | |
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Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Defending unborn life is not extremist: Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale) | Traditional marriage produces healthy well-adjusted children: Opposes 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 Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | ObamaCare corrodes American consensus and consent: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize hiring American; protect them from foreigners: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Reform policies on Russian aggression, ISIS, Syria, and Iran: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Senate weakness leaves us vulnerable to threats: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | When the Senate fails, Iran gets the bomb: Opposes topic 17 If the Senate fails, we fail, like Iran nuke deal: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Vote YES on Keystone pipeline; it's a call to arms: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Build Keystone and other common sense fossil fuel solutions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Served as counter-narcotics deputy under George W. Bush: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Balanced federal budget is an eminently achievable goal: Opposes topic 20 |