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Shiva Ayyadurai on SenateMatch

 

 



VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
Personal decision that involves two lives: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Only a real Indian can defeat a fake Indian: Opposes topic 2
It's about free speech, not against Black Lives Matter: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Affirmative action hasn't helped most blacks: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Warren shoplifted racial identity of Native American: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
Ok to believe that marriage is only one man and one woman.: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)
I believe in divinity of Christ; and no Sharia: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
More choice in healthcare, including Ancient Eastern: Opposes topic 5
Patients & doctors determine vaccinations, not government: Opposes topic 5
Coronavirus: diet & vitamins better defense than masks: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Real Health can only come when no middle-men are involved: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Higher paying jobs ensure future of Social Security: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Educational-industrial complex not yielding skilled students: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(+2 points on Social scale)
GMOs are destroying our health; establish safety standards: Opposes topic 8
Real problem is not climate change but pollution: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Protect constitutional gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Low taxes for innovators & job creators: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
We need secure borders & clear enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Path to citizenship for those here with clean records: Favors topic 12
Borders need to be strong, laws need to be enforced: 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:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Protect US sovereignty from the UN: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)
Deliver services that our vets need and have been denied: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
Arizona data showed Biden win was statistically impossible: Strongly Opposes topic 16
We need term limits against lobbyists & career politician.: Strongly Favors topic 16
Suspended from Twitter for challenging electronic ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-3 points on Social scale)
Expose the war in Iraq as a fake war: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Innovation, not regulation: Favors topic 18
Climate change cause irrelevant; focus on solutions: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Government has no responsibility to ensure livable income: Opposes topic 20

Shiva Ayyadurai is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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MA Senatorial:
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