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Sue Minter on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Economic security for women via livable wages and equal pay: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Define marriage as "two people" not "one man & one woman": Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Focus on containing costs in Vermont Health Connect: Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale) | Fully fund teacher retirement fund: Opposes topic 6 |
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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale) | Universal pre-K via public-private partnerships: Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale) | Protect our state's waters, farmland, and forests: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Phase out the use of private prisons altogether: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | Universal background checks; ban assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Gun violence has reached a crisis point; more gun safety: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (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 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale) | Call for transparency and accountability in state agencies: Favors topic 16 Restrict campaign donations and publicly identify donors: Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale) | Immediate withdrawal from Iraq instead of surge: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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No opinion on
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Keep electric rates low to compete in New England: Opposes topic 18 Led efforts in Climate Preparedness & catastrophic flooding: Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Supports legalizing marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Addicts need treatment, not jail time: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
