VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Pro-choice and will restore Planned Parenthood funding: 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)
| Proud of Iowa's marriage equality but work still to be done: 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) |
Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Medicare For All: fundamental right to health care: 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)
| Wants public education to be affordable and high quality: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Force corporate polluters to clean up their mess: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| One-size-fits-all punishment are not fitting the crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Gun violence is a public health crisis and an epidemic: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| End corporate welfare tax practice; make them pay fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| We need path to citizenship and to keep families together: Strongly Favors topic 12 Welcomes immigrants and wants them to feel safe and secure: 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) |
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)
| Roll back voter ID law, start making voting easier for all: 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)
| Move forward with new green energy sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Budget should concentrate on citizens needs and the future: Opposes topic 20 |