Herman Cain 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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life, liberty & pursuit of happiness starts with unborn life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defund Planned Parenthood; intent was to kill black babies: Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception, period: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Denied college admission due to race; but never lost faith: Strongly Opposes topic 2 OpEd: Apologist right out of black conservative playbook: Opposes topic 2 Won't appoint Muslims to Cabinet nor judgeships: Strongly Opposes topic 2 It depends on what you mean by the term 'affirmative action': Opposes topic 2 I oppose government-imposed hiring quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Women face added challenge of male dominated higher ranks: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't distract army by reinstituting Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell: Favors topic 3 Ignoring DOMA is treasonous breach of presidential duty: Strongly Opposes topic 3 If you believe in Bible, same-sex marriage is moot point: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Pledge's "under God" is a collective reaffirmation: Strongly Favors topic 4 Safety net has become dependency on the government: Strongly Favors topic 4 Religious faith & political views inextricably intertwined: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	First, repeal ObamaCare; second, patient-centered reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is health care "deform": repeal & replace: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Old ideas prolong problem; use personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Let people decide how to invest their Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Modernize entitlements; nothing should be off the table: Favors topic 6 Government was never intended to be in retirement business: Favors topic 6 Divert forced payroll tax to personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Throwing more money at broken system is simply stupid: Strongly Favors topic 6 Establish optional personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Get the federal government out of educating our kids: Favors topic 7 Expand school vouchers and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers in DC public schools made a better future for kids: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Society bears cost of pollution (-5 points on Social scale)	EPA should not start regulating dust, as scheduled in 2012: Strongly Favors topic 8 No ethanol subsidies; let markets decide forms of energy: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let each state pass a concealed weapon bill: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Take the capital gains tax rate & repatriation tax to zero: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Federal government taxes too much and too often: Strongly Opposes topic 11 When was the last time a poor person gave you a job?: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Abolish the IRS; implement 23% national sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Attack of the "ations": regulation; legislation, taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FairTax stimulates economic growth and liberates the poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FairTax will cause the US economy to skyrocket: Strongly Opposes topic 11 1990s: chaired Tax Leadership Council, promoting FairTax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Estate tax causes farmers to have to sell the farm: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	We have a path to citizenship: it's called legal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Not right to sue Arizona for trying to protect themselves: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure our borders; enforce our laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Where's the fence? Not in the Immigration Bill!: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	1993: Favored GATT; trade is not a zero-sum game: Strongly Favors topic 13 China's economic strength is a national security threat: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Can't put a price on security; cut waste, but nothing more: Strongly Favors topic 15 Best military training, equipment, & technology: Strongly Favors topic 15 START treaty gives away too much; build missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	No comment on McCain-Feingold nor Citizens United: Neutral on topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Diplomacy must never compromise military might: Strongly Opposes topic 17 What is mission & exit plan in Afghanistan?: Favors topic 17 No clear strategy in either Libya or Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Undeniable connection between Iraq and War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Loosen government's grip; expand domestic energy resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No ethanol subsidies; let markets decide forms of energy: Opposes topic 18 Establish real energy independence, with existing resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Declare and implement a "drill here drill now" strategy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigration exacerbates horrendous drug smuggling: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't raise debt ceiling; that doesn't solve problem: Opposes topic 20 Suspend taxes on repatriated profits, permanently: Strongly Opposes topic 20 All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Lower corporate tax rate to 25%; and capital gains to 0%: Strongly Opposes topic 20

VoteMatch Responses
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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)

Life, liberty & pursuit of happiness starts with unborn life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Defund Planned Parenthood; intent was to kill black babies: Opposes topic 1
Life begins at conception, period: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Denied college admission due to race; but never lost faith: Strongly Opposes topic 2
OpEd: Apologist right out of black conservative playbook: Opposes topic 2
Won't appoint Muslims to Cabinet nor judgeships: Strongly Opposes topic 2
It depends on what you mean by the term 'affirmative action': Opposes topic 2
I oppose government-imposed hiring quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Women face added challenge of male dominated higher ranks: Favors topic 2

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

Don't distract army by reinstituting Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell: Favors topic 3
Ignoring DOMA is treasonous breach of presidential duty: Strongly Opposes topic 3
If you believe in Bible, same-sex marriage is moot point: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3

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

Pledge's "under God" is a collective reaffirmation: Strongly Favors topic 4
Safety net has become dependency on the government: Strongly Favors topic 4
Religious faith & political views inextricably intertwined: Strongly Favors topic 4

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

First, repeal ObamaCare; second, patient-centered reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare is health care "deform": repeal & replace: Strongly Opposes topic 5

Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Old ideas prolong problem; use personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Let people decide how to invest their Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6
Modernize entitlements; nothing should be off the table: Favors topic 6
Government was never intended to be in retirement business: Favors topic 6
Divert forced payroll tax to personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Throwing more money at broken system is simply stupid: Strongly Favors topic 6
Establish optional personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6

Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Get the federal government out of educating our kids: Favors topic 7
Expand school vouchers and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Vouchers in DC public schools made a better future for kids: Strongly Favors topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Society bears cost of pollution
(-5 points on Social scale)

EPA should not start regulating dust, as scheduled in 2012: Strongly Favors topic 8
No ethanol subsidies; let markets decide forms of energy: Favors topic 8

No opinion on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Let each state pass a concealed weapon bill: Strongly Favors topic 10

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

Take the capital gains tax rate & repatriation tax to zero: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Federal government taxes too much and too often: Strongly Opposes topic 11
When was the last time a poor person gave you a job?: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Abolish the IRS; implement 23% national sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Attack of the "ations": regulation; legislation, taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11
All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: Strongly Opposes topic 11
FairTax stimulates economic growth and liberates the poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11
FairTax will cause the US economy to skyrocket: Strongly Opposes topic 11
1990s: chaired Tax Leadership Council, promoting FairTax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Estate tax causes farmers to have to sell the farm: Strongly Opposes topic 11

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

We have a path to citizenship: it's called legal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Not right to sue Arizona for trying to protect themselves: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Secure our borders; enforce our laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Where's the fence? Not in the Immigration Bill!: Strongly Opposes topic 12

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

1993: Favored GATT; trade is not a zero-sum game: Strongly Favors topic 13
China's economic strength is a national security threat: Opposes topic 13

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)

Can't put a price on security; cut waste, but nothing more: Strongly Favors topic 15
Best military training, equipment, & technology: Strongly Favors topic 15
START treaty gives away too much; build missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 15

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

No comment on McCain-Feingold nor Citizens United: Neutral on topic 16

Strongly Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)

Diplomacy must never compromise military might: Strongly Opposes topic 17
What is mission & exit plan in Afghanistan?: Favors topic 17
No clear strategy in either Libya or Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Undeniable connection between Iraq and War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17

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

Loosen government's grip; expand domestic energy resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No ethanol subsidies; let markets decide forms of energy: Opposes topic 18
Establish real energy independence, with existing resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Declare and implement a "drill here drill now" strategy: Strongly Opposes topic 18

Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)

Illegal immigration exacerbates horrendous drug smuggling: Favors topic 19

Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Don't raise debt ceiling; that doesn't solve problem: Opposes topic 20
Suspend taxes on repatriated profits, permanently: Strongly Opposes topic 20
All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Lower corporate tax rate to 25%; and capital gains to 0%: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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Herman Cain on Abortion
Click here for 4 full quotes on Abortion OR other candidates on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Life, liberty & pursuit of happiness starts with unborn life. (May 2011) Defund Planned Parenthood; intent was to kill black babies. (Jan 2011) Life begins at conception, period. (Jan 2011) Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge. (Jan 2012)

Herman Cain on Technology
Click here for 3 full quotes on Technology OR other candidates on Technology OR background on Technology. We need to focus more on cyber-attacks. (Nov 2011) The media give out misinformation; a disservice to America. (Nov 2011) A New Voice: interconnected network of voters. (Jun 2005)