Chris Pappas on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Keep Planned Parenthood centers funded: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	CC:Protect sexual preference as a civil right: Strongly 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)	Expand Medicaid, Medicare, and ObamaCare: Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	CC:No vouchers for private schools: Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7
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)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11 PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't use military to prevent nuclear proliferation: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	CC:No additional spending on securing the grid: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposed Photo ID for Voting: Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Look out for the middle class and mainstream businesses: Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20