JB Smiley 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 unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Women have right to choose what's best for their own bodies: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise the bar for marginalized communities, not only Blacks: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Organized community prayer service over youth gun violence: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pro-vaccination/pro-mask mandate, shouldn't be political: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposed defunding schools teaching critical race theory: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Fought for transparency in the Memphis Police Department: Opposes topic 9 Opposed added federal law enforcement presence in Memphis: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	One priority is to overturn permitless carry legislation: Opposes topic 10 High standards for gun ownership critical to public safety: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax increases need will of the people to support it: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Initiated sending voter registration with utility bills: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposed pipeline threatening local aquifer, neighborhoods: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	On choice of jobs or higher wages, I'm going to choose jobs: 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 Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)

Women have right to choose what's best for their own bodies: Strongly Favors topic 1

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

Raise the bar for marginalized communities, not only Blacks: Strongly Favors topic 2

No opinion on topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)

Organized community prayer service over youth gun violence: Favors topic 4

Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Pro-vaccination/pro-mask mandate, shouldn't be political: Strongly Favors topic 5

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Opposed defunding schools teaching critical race theory: Strongly Opposes topic 7

No opinion on topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)

Fought for transparency in the Memphis Police Department: Opposes topic 9
Opposed added federal law enforcement presence in Memphis: Strongly Opposes topic 9

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

One priority is to overturn permitless carry legislation: Opposes topic 10
High standards for gun ownership critical to public safety: Opposes topic 10

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

Tax increases need will of the people to support it: Strongly Opposes topic 11

No opinion on topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)

Initiated sending voter registration with utility bills: Strongly Favors topic 16

No opinion on topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Opposed pipeline threatening local aquifer, neighborhoods: Favors topic 18

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

On choice of jobs or higher wages, I'm going to choose jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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JB Smiley on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Women have right to choose what's best for their own bodies. (Nov 2021)

JB Smiley on Education
Click here for the full quote on Education OR background on Education. Opposed defunding schools teaching critical race theory. (Mar 2021)

JB Smiley on Jobs
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JB Smiley on Technology
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