Jon Huntsman 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)	Supports a right to life amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No truce on abortion; don't trade life for economic life: Opposes topic 1 Make second-trimester abortions illegal: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Conservatives should push to allow gay citizens to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 I believe in traditional marriage but also civil unions: Favors topic 3 Supports civil unions and other rights for same-sex couples: Favors topic 3 2008: agreed to extend some rights to gay people: Favors topic 3 Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Politics aside, let's see if ObamaCare works or not: Favors topic 5 Supported individual mandate in 2007; opposes it now: Favors topic 5 Supports market-based, consumer empowering legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Truly affordable insurance: pathway to coverage for everyone: Favors topic 5 No denial of coverage because of minor ailments: Favors topic 5 We mandate insurance for cars, but not children's health: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	2007: signed the Parent Choice in Education Act: Strongly Favors topic 7 2007: statewide vouchers, "Parent Choice in Education Act: Strongly Favors topic 7 I signed the second voucher bill in the US: Favors topic 7 No Child Left Behind has failed; we need vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 School choice & competition is healthy for public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty but not necessarily expanding it: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolutely veto a ban on assault weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10 Conservative line on gun control: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Education funding is critical to long-term prosperity: Opposes topic 11 Eliminate loopholes & make code flatter & simpler: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FactCheck: Created UT flat tax;but only top rate got 30% cut: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Aggressively pro-business agenda as governor: Opposes topic 11 Pro-business agenda, including targeted tax cuts: Opposes topic 11 Historically high tax burden is now below national average: Opposes topic 11 Removed half of the sales tax on food: Favors topic 11 Restructure taxes to be more business-friendly: Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	H1B visa process is broken; we need immigrant brainpower: Favors topic 12 End patchwork of state laws & just secure the border: Opposes topic 12 Vetoed repeal of college tuition for illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12 Border fence repulses me; inconsistent with America's image: Strongly Favors topic 12 2008: GOP should tack to the middle on immigration: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Establish a Free Trade Area of the Americas: Strongly Favors topic 13 Prevent Chinese manufacturers from selling patented products: Favors topic 13 Open up global markets for Utah businesses: Favors topic 13 Bound under state commitment to CAFTA: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Notion of national decline is "un-American": Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Boots on the ground: expensive & not critical for security: Opposes topic 15 We can't afford the NATO operation in Libya: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Cap campaign contributions; they lead to political mischief: Strongly Favors topic 16 Two-year cooling-off period before State employees can lobby: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	After 10 years, Americans are ready to exit Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17 Playing Afghan traffic cop doesn't serve strategic interest: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Growing concern over environmental impacts of coal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Energy subsidies don't work & we can no longer afford them: Opposes topic 18 Make Utah the premier destination for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Congress should cap greenhouse-gas pollution: Strongly Favors topic 18 Lead US in alternative sources for energy and efficiency: Strongly Favors topic 18 Disallow hotter levels of nuclear waste in Utah: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Never smoked pot; never legalized it in Utah: Favors topic 19 End Meth Now: stop the scourge: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Rip out $1.1T in loopholes from the corrupt tax code: Opposes topic 20 High unemployment is a human tragedy: Strongly Favors topic 20 Let's take a pledge to not take any pledges, including taxes: Favors topic 20 I stood up for debt ceiling increase and against default: Strongly Favors 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)

Supports a right to life amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No truce on abortion; don't trade life for economic life: Opposes topic 1
Make second-trimester abortions illegal: Strongly Opposes topic 1

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Conservatives should push to allow gay citizens to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3
I believe in traditional marriage but also civil unions: Favors topic 3
Supports civil unions and other rights for same-sex couples: Favors topic 3
2008: agreed to extend some rights to gay people: Favors topic 3
Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry: Strongly Favors topic 3

No opinion on topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Politics aside, let's see if ObamaCare works or not: Favors topic 5
Supported individual mandate in 2007; opposes it now: Favors topic 5
Supports market-based, consumer empowering legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Truly affordable insurance: pathway to coverage for everyone: Favors topic 5
No denial of coverage because of minor ailments: Favors topic 5
We mandate insurance for cars, but not children's health: Favors topic 5

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

2007: signed the Parent Choice in Education Act: Strongly Favors topic 7
2007: statewide vouchers, "Parent Choice in Education Act: Strongly Favors topic 7
I signed the second voucher bill in the US: Favors topic 7
No Child Left Behind has failed; we need vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
School choice & competition is healthy for public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)

Supports death penalty but not necessarily expanding it: Favors topic 9

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

Absolutely veto a ban on assault weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10
Conservative line on gun control: Favors topic 10

Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Education funding is critical to long-term prosperity: Opposes topic 11
Eliminate loopholes & make code flatter & simpler: Strongly Opposes topic 11
FactCheck: Created UT flat tax;but only top rate got 30% cut: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Aggressively pro-business agenda as governor: Opposes topic 11
Pro-business agenda, including targeted tax cuts: Opposes topic 11
Historically high tax burden is now below national average: Opposes topic 11
Removed half of the sales tax on food: Favors topic 11
Restructure taxes to be more business-friendly: Opposes topic 11
$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11

Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)

H1B visa process is broken; we need immigrant brainpower: Favors topic 12
End patchwork of state laws & just secure the border: Opposes topic 12
Vetoed repeal of college tuition for illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12
Border fence repulses me; inconsistent with America's image: Strongly Favors topic 12
2008: GOP should tack to the middle on immigration: Favors topic 12

Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Establish a Free Trade Area of the Americas: Strongly Favors topic 13
Prevent Chinese manufacturers from selling patented products: Favors topic 13
Open up global markets for Utah businesses: Favors topic 13
Bound under state commitment to CAFTA: Favors topic 13

Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Notion of national decline is "un-American": Favors topic 14

Opposes topic 15:
Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)

Boots on the ground: expensive & not critical for security: Opposes topic 15
We can't afford the NATO operation in Libya: Opposes topic 15

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

Cap campaign contributions; they lead to political mischief: Strongly Favors topic 16
Two-year cooling-off period before State employees can lobby: Favors topic 16

Strongly Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)

After 10 years, Americans are ready to exit Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17
Playing Afghan traffic cop doesn't serve strategic interest: Strongly Favors topic 17

Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Growing concern over environmental impacts of coal: Strongly Favors topic 18
Energy subsidies don't work & we can no longer afford them: Opposes topic 18
Make Utah the premier destination for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Congress should cap greenhouse-gas pollution: Strongly Favors topic 18
Lead US in alternative sources for energy and efficiency: Strongly Favors topic 18
Disallow hotter levels of nuclear waste in Utah: Favors topic 18

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

Never smoked pot; never legalized it in Utah: Favors topic 19
End Meth Now: stop the scourge: Favors topic 19

Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Rip out $1.1T in loopholes from the corrupt tax code: Opposes topic 20
High unemployment is a human tragedy: Strongly Favors topic 20
Let's take a pledge to not take any pledges, including taxes: Favors topic 20
I stood up for debt ceiling increase and against default: Strongly Favors topic 20

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Jon Huntsman on Abortion
Click here for 3 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Supports a right to life amendment. (Jun 2011) No truce on abortion; don't trade life for economic life. (Jun 2011) Make second-trimester abortions illegal. (Mar 2009)

Jon Huntsman on Jobs
Click here for 3 full quotes on Jobs OR background on Jobs. High unemployment is a human tragedy. (Sep 2011) This country needs more workers. (Sep 2011) Utah job growth at 5%; unemployment under 3%. (Jan 2007)	< script type="text/javascript">

Jon Huntsman on Technology
Click here for 5 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology. Maintain a strong commitment to innovation & new products. (Oct 2011) For GOP to win, we can't run from science. (Sep 2011) Cyber intrusion is the new battlefield, and an act of war. (Aug 2011) Prevent Chinese manufacturers from selling patented products. (Jan 2011) Fund desperately needed road expansions. (Jan 2007)