Jim Doyle 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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Stem cell research holds promise for debilitating diseases: Favors topic 1 Keep WI the leader, as the birthplace of stem cell research: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports Truth-in-Sentencing and guidelines for judges: Strongly Favors topic 9 Constitutional amendment for victims? rights: Favors topic 9 Domestic Security Plan: harsh penalties for terrorism aid: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Defend the Constitutional Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap: Favors topic 10 No guns for convicted felons, via background checks: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Improve health care access and affordability: 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
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)	Vetoed plan to cut $400 million from public schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	10% of all energy from renewable sources by 2012: Strongly 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)	Cracked down on drug dealers: $10M to arrest 1500 dealers: 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)	Balanced our budgets while cutting taxes $700 million: Strongly Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (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 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban all fundraising during the budget process: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

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

Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(+2 points on Social scale)

Stem cell research holds promise for debilitating diseases: Favors topic 1
Keep WI the leader, as the birthplace of stem cell research: Favors topic 1

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

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-5 points on Social scale)

Supports Truth-in-Sentencing and guidelines for judges: Strongly Favors topic 9
Constitutional amendment for victims? rights: Favors topic 9
Domestic Security Plan: harsh penalties for terrorism aid: Favors topic 9

No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)

Defend the Constitutional Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap: Favors topic 10
No guns for convicted felons, via background checks: Opposes topic 10

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

Improve health care access and affordability: 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

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)

Vetoed plan to cut $400 million from public schools: Opposes topic 7

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

10% of all energy from renewable sources by 2012: Strongly 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)

Cracked down on drug dealers: $10M to arrest 1500 dealers: 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)

Balanced our budgets while cutting taxes $700 million: Strongly Opposes topic 11
$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11

No opinion on topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(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 15:
Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Ban all fundraising during the budget process: Favors topic 16

No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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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