VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Protect women's access to comprehensive reproductive care: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports abortion rights, according to PVS rating: Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Pay disparity has a significant impact on low-income women: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Speak for LGBT rights regardless of the external pressures: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| Supports voluntary prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Religious freedom means no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Before ObamaCare, millions were deprived of affordable care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Opposes personal retirement accounts, rated by Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Strong public school system is critical: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7 Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Protect open space and natural wildlife habitats: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Fund clean up of contaminated industrial sites: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Endorsed Endorsed by LCV; supports conservation efforts: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Provide prison inmates with vocational & job-related skills: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports licensing; background checks; and safety locks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports restricting guns, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| End voter suppression tactics: Strongly Favors topic 16 Limit PAC, party, and corporate campaign donations: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Common-sense, sustainable solar & wind: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes Keystone XL, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports regulating CO2, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Decriminalize marijuana; implement alternative sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Move from a minimum wage to a living wage: Strongly Favors topic 20 |