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Vicki Slater on VoteMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | People don't recognize MS flag, only Confederate flag: Favors topic 2 Hold referendum on Confederate flag; it's time to revisit: Favors topic 2 Mandates equal pay for women: Strongly Favors topic 2 Remove Confederate Battle symbol from state flag: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Supreme Court gay marriage ruling is not federal overreach: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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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) | Expand Medicaid, and push Legislature to accept it: Favors topic 5 Insuring all Mississippians will save lives & money: Strongly Favors topic 5 Celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling in support of ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale) | Fight to keep 100% full pensions for retirees: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Constitutional provision to fully fund public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Vouchers drain money from the public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale) | Use BP settlement money to rehabilitate marine life: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale) | Strengthen law enforcement to reduce gun violence: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | I know the value of our Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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 (-3 points on Social scale) | Effort on home front in support of effort on battlefront: Favors topic 15 |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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 (+2 points on Economic scale) | Develop energy, but balance it with environmental concerns: Opposes topic 18 |
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topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | The Great Recession bailout didn't help small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise minimum wage; working full time should avoid poverty: Favors topic 20 |
Vicki Slater is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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