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| On the issues: Ned Lamont | Lamont's Profile | Governor Match | | | Other CT Candidates: | Jen Tooker | Ryan Fazio | Susan Bysiewicz |
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Ned Lamont on Abortion
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Ned Lamont on Budget & Economy
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Ned Lamont on Civil Rights
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Ned Lamont on Corporations
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Ned Lamont on Crime
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Ned Lamont on Drugs
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Ned Lamont on Education
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Ned Lamont on Energy & Oil
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Ned Lamont on Environment
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Ned Lamont on Families & Children
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Ned Lamont on Foreign Policy
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Ned Lamont on Free Trade
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Ned Lamont on Government Reform
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Ned Lamont on Gun Control
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Ned Lamont on Health Care
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Ned Lamont on Homeland Security
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Ned Lamont on Immigration
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Ned Lamont on Jobs
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Ned Lamont on Principles & Values
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Ned Lamont on Social Security
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Ned Lamont on Tax Reform
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Ned Lamont on Technology
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Ned Lamont on War & Peace
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Ned Lamont on Welfare & Poverty
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Absolute support for women's right to reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes Alito nomination because Alito is so anti-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Criticizes Republican candidate: "choice is on the ballot": Strongly Favors topic 1 Modernize, remove restrictions from abortion law: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | I am a strong supporter of affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale) | Limiting marriage blurs the line between church & state: Favors topic 3 On gay marriage: butt out and leave people alone: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+2 points on Social scale) | Teaching creationism blurs the line between church & state: Opposes topic 4 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | Business-required, federally-subsidized insurance pool: Strongly Favors topic 5 Move towards making affordable, universal coverage a right: Strongly Favors topic 5 Why hasn't Lieberman ever signed onto universal healthcare?: Favors topic 5 Health care is a fundamental right of every American: Strongly Favors topic 5 Helping small businesses negotiate healthcare a big priority: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | Oppose diverting social security taxes into private accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 No common ground with Bush on privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Soc. Sec. is an insurance policy, not an investment plan: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Increase funding for a 21st century education system: Opposes topic 7 Vouchers are not the answer; more support is: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Vouchers distract from strong community public school system: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Make it easier and more affordable to be a teacher: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale) | Focus on incentives & conservation to reduce oil dependence: Opposes topic 8 Vigilance in protecting Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale) | Larger and more diverse police force, speed up prosecution: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | We learn first hand the cost of unregulated gun ownership: Opposes topic 10 Ban bump stocks, and other common sense restrictions: Strongly Opposes topic 10 You can't be tough on crime if you are weak on guns!: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Prohibit open carry, large capacity magazines: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Push back against the ill-advised tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 Estate tax essential to progressive taxation system: Strongly Favors topic 11 Middle-class gets hammered by $800B federal deficit: Favors topic 11 Eliminate income tax on pension and 401K income for most: Opposes topic 11 I don't want more taxes, I want more taxpayers: Opposes topic 11 Now is the time to enact a meaningful middle-class tax cut: Neutral on topic 11 We have eliminated the estate tax for 99% of our citizens: Opposes topic 11 |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Focus on employers hiring, not on building fences: Favors topic 12 Give illegal immigrants a path to earned citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Schools to protect students from federal immigration raids : Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale) | Strictly enforce fair trade policies: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Lieberman never saw a trade agreement he didn't like: Opposes topic 13 Negotiate strong labor & enviro into trade agreements: Opposes topic 13 Our high-skill jobs are being sent overseas: Opposes topic 13 |
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topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale) | Tariff is a six-letter word for tax; it's a tax on you: Strongly Favors topic 14 More visitors are coming to Connecticut and staying: Strongly Favors topic 14 Attended Trump inaugural out of respect for the presidency: Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Peace through Strength (+5 points on Social scale) | $250M per day in Iraq better spent on domestic issues: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Supports cap on campaign spending and public financing: Strongly Favors topic 16 Easier absentee ballots, early voting should be permanent: Strongly Favors topic 16 Let's make easier absentee balloting a reality for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale) | Hold Bush & Lieberman accountable for mess in Iraq: Favors topic 17 "Stay the course" is not a winning strategy in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Lieberman is only person confused about my position on Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Overarching plan for clean energy and energy independence: Strongly Favors topic 18 Bush energy bill loaded with tax giveaways to oil lobby: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cheney energy bill keeps us dependent on foreign oil: Strongly Favors topic 18 Carbon free electric grid; transportation system to follow: Strongly Favors topic 18 Control our energy supply chain so Putin and Saudis can't: Strongly Favors topic 18 Keep our energy system reliable, affordable, and less toxic: Strongly Favors topic 18 We will need more electricity, especially low-carbon supply: Strongly Favors topic 18 Offer incentives to switch to renewable energies: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Reduce demand and discuss constructive alternatives: Opposes topic 19 Skeptical about jailing nonviolent drug offendors: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Work with legislature on legalization of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | No more funny math in budget; balanced for future: Opposes topic 20 $30M in COVID relief to restaurants, hospitality industry: Strongly Favors topic 20 Small business boost fund invested in over 100 new companies: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest in infrastructure to create local jobs: Strongly Favors topic 20 Our biennial budget doubles our investment in housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Ned Lamont is a Hard-Core Liberal
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