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Jim Gray on VoteMatch |
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No opinion on
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Pay equity for women; and raise the minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Openly gay mayor of Lexington: not all are anti-gay: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Ensure solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund: Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | Fight any measure to cut or privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale) | Investment in education and our teachers is essential: Opposes topic 7 |
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Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale) | EPA regulations overstep bounds, but we can't throw them out: Favors topic 8 |
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No opinion on
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale) | Ban gun purchases by people on FBI terrorist watch list: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ok to delay gun sales for 72 hours, but no secret lists: Favors topic 10 |
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No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Trade deals are a net positive for Kentucky: Favors topic 13 |
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Opposes
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale) | Stand with our allies to protect our global interests: Opposes topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | Support the military, intelligence community, & diplomacy: Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Campaign finance system is broken; root it out: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale) | We must destroy ISIS where they are: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Let's stop mining? No, invest in coal's future: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Fund clean coal via Carbon Capture and Storage: Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Fully fund drug treatment and addiction recovery: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale) | Think globally when talking about job creation: Favors topic 20 |
Jim Gray is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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