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| On the issues: Jim Douglas | Douglas's Profile | Governor Match | | | Other VT Candidates: | Peter Shumlin | | | VT Senators: | Bernie Sanders | Patrick Leahy |
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| VoteMatch Responses
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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale) | Lower Rx drug costs with buying consortium: 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 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale) | Public school choice for poor & middle class: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale) | Steadily increase energy from clean, renewable sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale) | Maintain Byrne/JAG anti-drug funds at $520M instead of $170M: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale) | Reduced property tax rate by 7 cents: Favors topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11 |
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No opinion on
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
| Jim Douglas is a [Political type to be determined when more excerpts are collected].
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