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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Protect unborn children and promote a culture of life: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors restrictions of judicial bypass for minor's abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Abortions unnecessary except for woman's life or health: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Ensure every child is spared from ravages of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Bans mail-order abortion drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No abortions for rape, claims he'll "eliminate all rapists": Strongly Opposes topic 1
Protect every child with heartbeat; no exceptions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Signed abortion ban; no exception for rape or incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Wife is first Hispanic First Lady in Texas history: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Conscience dictates if marriage is only one man & one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Adoption agencies ok to disallow LGBT adoptions: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Defend "One Nation, Under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance: Strongly Favors topic 4
Prevent government from shutting churches during pandemic: Strongly Favors topic 4
Signed Pastor Protection Act allowing pastors free speech: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Focus on mental health for safer schools: Favors topic 5
ObamaCare was a bad law from the beginning: Strongly Opposes topic 5
We must focus on mental health challenges: Favors topic 5
Ensure coverage without being forced into the ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Texas will hire fired unvaccinated Border Patrol officers: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Prohibit government from imposing COVID restrictions forever: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Pursued stricter oversight of public pension funds: Neutral on topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Additional funding for schools to adopt high-quality Pre-K: Opposes topic 7
Ensure having the best teachers by saying NO to Common Core: Strongly Favors topic 7
Increase teacher pay, with best earning six figures: Opposes topic 7
Require evaluation of schools with A-F grades: Favors topic 7
Empower parents to choose school that's best for their child: Strongly Favors topic 7
Schools should not push woke agendas, period: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
| EPA is a runaway federal agency that must be reined in: Strongly Favors topic 8
Proposition 1: the people have demanded $4B for roads: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| 2003 Fugitive unit resulted in 4,400 more arrests: Strongly Favors topic 9
Make it a hate crime to target uniformed police officers: Strongly Favors topic 9
Raise bail when past criminals are re-arrested: Strongly Favors topic 9
Crack down on human trafficking: Favors topic 9
Emergency laws to prevent cities from defunding the police: Strongly Favors topic 9
Activist judges use low bail to let out dangerous criminals: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Individual right to keep and bear arms was settled in 1791: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favor open carry of holstered handgun: Strongly Favors topic 10
Texas must be a Second Amendment Sanctuary State: Strongly Favors topic 10
Signed "campus carry" and "open carry" into law: Strongly Favors topic 10
Support concealed carry without training or permit: Strongly Favors topic 10
Mandatory minimum sentence for illegally possessing guns: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| $2 billion reduction in the business franchise tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
The only good tax is a dead tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Rein in property taxes; they punish families: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Pass the largest property tax cut in the history of Texas: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| 500 new state troopers plus Texas Rangers at the border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Enforce against sanctuary cities or more Texans will die: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Require local cooperation enforcing immigration laws: Opposes topic 12
Texas must fortify its efforts to secure our border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Signed the toughest border security law of any state: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Border unsecured, there's onrush of illegal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12
$4 billion and 1000s of troops for border security: Opposes topic 12
Texas is the only state in US to build its own border wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Expand Texas' robust trade relationship with Canada: Strongly Favors topic 13
Expand Texas' long-standing trade partnership with Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Teach students what it means to be American & to be a Texan: Strongly Favors topic 14
Texas is exceptional; we'd be world's 10th largest economy: Strongly Favors topic 14
Ordered no more Syrian refugee resettlement: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Exempt veterans from state business fees: Favors topic 15
Help veterans get benefits they've earned: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Voter fraud is real; voter ID is nondiscriminatory: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Election integrity essential to our democracy: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Increased penalty for illegal voting & 2020 election audit: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Clean Power Plan is an EPA power grab: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Ban local regulation of oil and gas operations: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Build a power grid strong enough for the next century: Neutral on topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Respond to the evil threat posed by drug cartels: Opposes topic 19
More drug testing for unemployment insurance applicants: Strongly Favors topic 19
Expand medical marijuana use for cancer, PTSD : Opposes topic 19
Treat fentanyl deaths as poisonings, prosecute as murders: Strongly Favors topic 19
Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Constitutional amendment to limits growth of state budget: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Innovation renaissance: biotech, wearable tech, clean tech: Favors topic 20 |