Ed Rendell 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)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect woman�s right to decisions about her body: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action in state contracts and colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Recognize civil unions: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Fund education well, and we can cut incarceration costs: Opposes topic 9 End parole for repeat violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen existing gun laws; add background checks: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Cover 315,000 senior prescriptions via PACE program: Strongly Favors topic 5 Use tobacco settlement fund to expand coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5 Extend SCHIP with full funding, plus $12B for Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Delay Medicaid changes that shift costs from feds to states: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Resources to public schools to invest in proven initiatives: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	18% of retail electricity from clean and renewable resources: Favors topic 18 Focus on win-win efforts: stem global warming & create jobs: Favors topic 18 Renewable energy like Manhattan Project and Apollo launch: Strongly Favors topic 18 Extend tax incentives for energy efficiency and energy R&D: Strongly Favors topic 18 Promote alternative fuels & also traditional domestic fuels: Favors 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)	Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	We have grown our economy by cutting business taxes: Opposes topic 11 Eliminate 74 exemptions & reduce sales tax from 6% to 4%: Favors topic 11 Use casino tax to reduce homeowners� property taxes: Opposes topic 11 Will not raise any taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut property taxes for regular families: Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Cut waste & fraud in welfare & food stamps: Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Limit campaign contributions but not campaign spending: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Feds should fund REAL ID driver licenses, not states: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

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)

Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(+5 points on Social scale)

Protect woman�s right to decisions about her body: Strongly Favors topic 1

Strongly Favors topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Affirmative action in state contracts and colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2

Strongly Favors topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale)

Recognize civil unions: Strongly Favors topic 3

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Death Penalty
(-5 points on Social scale)

Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8

Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale)

Fund education well, and we can cut incarceration costs: Opposes topic 9
End parole for repeat violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9

Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Strengthen existing gun laws; add background checks: Opposes topic 10

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

Cover 315,000 senior prescriptions via PACE program: Strongly Favors topic 5
Use tobacco settlement fund to expand coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5
3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5
Extend SCHIP with full funding, plus $12B for Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
Delay Medicaid changes that shift costs from feds to states: Opposes topic 5

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Resources to public schools to invest in proven initiatives: Opposes topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)

18% of retail electricity from clean and renewable resources: Favors topic 18
Focus on win-win efforts: stem global warming & create jobs: Favors topic 18
Renewable energy like Manhattan Project and Apollo launch: Strongly Favors topic 18
Extend tax incentives for energy efficiency and energy R&D: Strongly Favors topic 18
Promote alternative fuels & also traditional domestic fuels: Favors 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)

Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19

No opinion on topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

We have grown our economy by cutting business taxes: Opposes topic 11
Eliminate 74 exemptions & reduce sales tax from 6% to 4%: Favors topic 11
Use casino tax to reduce homeowners� property taxes: Opposes topic 11
Will not raise any taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Cut property taxes for regular families: Opposes topic 11
$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11

Opposes topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-3 points on Social scale)

Cut waste & fraud in welfare & food stamps: Opposes topic 12

No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Limit campaign contributions but not campaign spending: Strongly Favors topic 16

Strongly Opposes topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(-5 points on Social scale)

Feds should fund REAL ID driver licenses, not states: Strongly Opposes topic 14

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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