David Dewhurst on the Issues

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pushed the sonogram bill with pro-life advocates: Opposes topic 1 Proud of defunding Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Require women seeking abortions to view a sonogram: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Define marriage as a union between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect student's right to pray and reflect in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce medical lawsuit abuse clogging our court system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with free-market healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes cutting payroll taxes as harmful to Social Security: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Repeal EPA's job-killing regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory 25-year-to-life sentence for first-time child rape: Strongly Favors topic 9 Death is appropriate punishment for repeat child molesters: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly supports our constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	State income tax would pass over my dead, cold body: Strongly Opposes topic 11 I favor a fairer and flatter tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Passed the largest tax cut in Texas history: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Boots on the ground, plus a wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No amnesty & no tuition for illegals; go home and re-apply: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Triple the size of the Border Patrol: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Cruz defended Chinese on intellectual property theft: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	No blanket cuts to military, but trim back some spending: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	More combat troops were needed in Iraq, and for longer: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Open the Gulf; more hydro-fracking; less "green" energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20

VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)

Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)

Pushed the sonogram bill with pro-life advocates: Opposes topic 1
Proud of defunding Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Require women seeking abortions to view a sonogram: Strongly Opposes topic 1

No opinion on topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)

Define marriage as a union between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3

Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)

Protect student's right to pray and reflect in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4

Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Reduce medical lawsuit abuse clogging our court system: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Replace ObamaCare with free-market healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5

Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Opposes cutting payroll taxes as harmful to Social Security: Opposes topic 6

No opinion on topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)

Repeal EPA's job-killing regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8

Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)

Mandatory 25-year-to-life sentence for first-time child rape: Strongly Favors topic 9
Death is appropriate punishment for repeat child molesters: Strongly Favors topic 9

Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Strongly supports our constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

State income tax would pass over my dead, cold body: Strongly Opposes topic 11
I favor a fairer and flatter tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Passed the largest tax cut in Texas history: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)

Boots on the ground, plus a wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No amnesty & no tuition for illegals; go home and re-apply: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Triple the size of the Border Patrol: Strongly Opposes topic 12

Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Cruz defended Chinese on intellectual property theft: Opposes topic 13

No opinion on topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)

No blanket cuts to military, but trim back some spending: Favors topic 15

No opinion on topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)

More combat troops were needed in Iraq, and for longer: Opposes topic 17

Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Open the Gulf; more hydro-fracking; less "green" energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18

No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20

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David Dewhurst on Abortion
Click here for 3 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Pushed the sonogram bill with pro-life advocates. (May 2012) Proud of defunding Planned Parenthood. (May 2012) Require women seeking abortions to view a sonogram. (Mar 2012)

David Dewhurst on Education
Click here for the full quote on Education OR background on Education. Protect student's right to pray and reflect in schools. (Apr 2012)

David Dewhurst on Jobs
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David Dewhurst on Technology
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