VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Value life & alternatives to parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Abortion ok for rape & incest, but no federal funding: Opposes topic 1
No federal funding for any embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
Opposes public funding of abortions: Opposes topic 1
Supports parental notification: Opposes topic 1
Supports barring stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Continue affirmative action programs: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports constitutional amendment defining marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Supports barring same sex marriage(Christian Coalition rating): Strongly Opposes topic 3
Opposes homosexual civil rights: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Supports forcing military gay marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3
Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Supports barring IRS free speech rules: Favors topic 4
Supports barring anti-religious art funding: Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| ObamaCare converts full-time jobs to part-time: Opposes topic 5
Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts: Favors topic 5
Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Christian Coalition: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Make tough decisions to reform entitlements: Favors topic 6
Allow investing portion of payroll tax in private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Grade school students need to be better represented: Favors topic 7
Vouchers ok for private or religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Supports education vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7
Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Strengthen the Clean Water Act & the Clean Air Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Hosts annual "Teach a Kid to Fish Day": Favors topic 10
Decrease restrictions on purchase and possession of guns: Favors topic 10
National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes restricting right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Interstate transportation of firearms is federally prote: Favors topic 10
Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Simplify tax code & reduce tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Repeal the estate tax; fight all tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes increasing federal income taxes: Opposes topic 11
Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Secure the borders, then deal with 11 million illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Supports official English & border security: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Free trade with China ok, but not Venezuela: Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Support the creation of a Palestinian state: Opposes topic 14
Ban admission of Syrian refugees & any Syrian residents: Strongly Favors topic 14
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Freedom is because America's military is strong: Strongly Favors topic 15
Provides supplies for our troops in the field, not timelines: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Increase campaign donation limit, but ban PACs: Favors topic 16
Elected to House with pledge of 6-year term limit: Favors topic 16
Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16
Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Withdraw troops from Iraq only after we succeed: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Focus on lowering cost of gas & oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Support cap-and-trade, but also new oil drilling: Favors topic 18
Supports energy independence: Opposes topic 18
Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Bloated government's debt has become a great threat: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20 |