VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Government has helped execute over 70 million babies: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Let gay couples defend pot farms with machine guns: Strongly Favors topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Strongly anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Individual right to beliefs, including spreading Gospel: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Separate religion from government, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Have state and fed remove themselves from healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Taxation is theft; Social Security is a giant Ponzi scheme: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Release all non-violent offenders; end drug war: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Anti-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Repeal all gun laws; strictly interpret 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Taxation is theft: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Shut off the welfare magnet; have troops patrol border: Opposes topic 12 Anti-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Anti-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Anti-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Remove barriers to international trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| US in 150 countries is for international aristocrats: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Abolish the Veterans Administration: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Peace de-emphasized military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
| No regulation of indirect campaign contributions: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Our policy should be that of non-intervention: Strongly Favors topic 17 Forever wars are killing us; #EndTheWars: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| No government funding for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| End wars, including the drug war: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Marijuana is a right: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Pro-recreational marijuana, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Government has no Constitutional authority for stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Strongly Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |