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Susan Wild on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Sponsored "Combating International Islamophobia Act": Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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) | Establish a Medicare-for-All system: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Protect and strengthen Social Security; no voucher schemes: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Protect Social Security at all costs: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | CC:No vouchers for private schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Supports EPA and making environmentalism bipartisan again: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | Sponsored bill to abolish federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Census citizenship questions lead to under-counting: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Hold China accountable; open mind about tariffs: Opposes topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale) | Important to build relationships with other countries: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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) | National holiday for elections; automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Drug abuse is a medical, not criminal problem: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Create jobs with government investment in infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 20 CC:No Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |
Susan Wild is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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