Bob Taft on the Issues

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VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Golden Buckeye Card for senior Rx discounts: Favors topic 5 Maintain Medicare funding of HMO benefits: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ohio�s success depends on keeping education as #1 priority: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Project THAW: $250 for home heating oil costs: Neutral on topic 18 Replace MTBE in gasoline with cleaner ethanol: Neutral on topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Enact more laws to fight methamphetamines: Strongly Favors topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support LIHEAP, low-income heating assistance: Favors topic 20 Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	3-year tax holiday for high-tech start-ups: Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 Ease Canadian border-crossing rules: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Grant fast-track authority to the President: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17

VoteMatch Responses
(Click here for VoteMatch quiz)

VoteMatch Question & Answer
(Click on question for explanation and background)

Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)

No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2

No opinion on topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale)

Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9

No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Golden Buckeye Card for senior Rx discounts: Favors topic 5
Maintain Medicare funding of HMO benefits: Favors topic 5
Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5

No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)

Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6
Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6

Opposes topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Ohio�s success depends on keeping education as #1 priority: Opposes topic 7

Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Project THAW: $250 for home heating oil costs: Neutral on topic 18
Replace MTBE in gasoline with cleaner ethanol: Neutral on topic 18
Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18
Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18
Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18

Strongly Favors topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-5 points on Social scale)

Enact more laws to fight methamphetamines: Strongly Favors topic 19
More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19

Favors topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Support LIHEAP, low-income heating assistance: Favors topic 20
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20

Opposes topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(+2 points on Economic scale)

3-year tax holiday for high-tech start-ups: Opposes topic 11
No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11

Favors topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+2 points on Social scale)

Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12
Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12
Ease Canadian border-crossing rules: Favors topic 12

Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Grant fast-track authority to the President: Favors topic 13

No opinion on topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 17:
US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale)

Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17

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