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Deirdre Gilbert on VoteMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale) | Life is life! We cannot choose!: Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Include people from varied backgrounds for policy diversity: Strongly Favors topic 2 Consistent Justice for All: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale) | Diversity is not divisive: include different genders: Favors topic 3 |
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topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale) | I believe that God has put me on the road for campaign: Favors topic 4 |
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Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | Should not punish people for refusing to get vaccinated: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Attention in healthcare laws for the least of us: Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale) | Invest in the state's education system: Opposes topic 7 |
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topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | WE THE PEOPLE have been stripped of constitutional rights: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale) | One-sided power makes tax cuts for the wealthy permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | No stance on border immigration: Neutral on topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Texas has a 150 year history of voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Community-based alternatives instead of mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale) | Responsibility to serve the citizenry: "ALL" and not "SOME": Favors topic 20 |
Deirdre Gilbert is a Moderate Liberal
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