Tea Party 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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Disdained narrow exemptions for churches on birth control: Opposes topic 1 Regulate abortion clinics more; oppose right to abortion: Opposes topic 1 Moral opposition to abortion, but not a focal issue: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Racial minorities seen as undeserving, but so are whites: Opposes topic 2 Equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes: Strongly Opposes topic 2 OpEd: Few African-Americans at Tea Party events: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Majority oppose gay marriage or civil unions: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Defining book: The Five Thousand Year Leap: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	The Tea Party revolution was all about opposing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with healthcare interstate compacts: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare was forced down our throats: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare was forced down our throats: Strongly Opposes topic 5 OpEd: Tea Party came from angry "No to ObamaCare!": Strongly Opposes topic 5 OpEd: Tea Party came from angry "No to ObamaCare!": Strongly Opposes topic 5 Civil society is reasserting itself at the ballot: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Older citizens have earned Social Security: Opposes topic 6 Increase the payroll tax to sustain Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Think Tanks support privatization; grassroots does not: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Common Core is "ObamaCore" or "Commie Core": Strongly Opposes topic 7 Taxes support school subjects you might not want taught: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers give students and parents the power of choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers work: Schools either get better, or they close: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Outraged at phase out of incandescent lightbulbs: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Reduce punishments for some federal offenses: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Important goal to safeguard Second Amendment rights: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Corporate tax rate worldwide declining, except in US: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Government jobs (takers) replacing manufacturing (makers): Opposes topic 11 FairTax & flat tax: on consumption instead of production: Strongly Opposes topic 11 80% oppose taxing the rich, compared to 56% in GOP: Strongly Opposes topic 11 T.E.A.: Taxed Enough Already: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Permanently repeal capital gains & death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Oppose use of government services by illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
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 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	True the Vote: like driving and seeing police following you: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Get state legislative "voice votes" on the record: Strongly Favors topic 16 Pressure Congress for moratorium on pork: Favors topic 16 Moratorium on all earmarks until budget is balanced: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	All-of-the-Above instead of Cap-and-Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Against Bush's bailout bill & against Obama's stimulus bill: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Taxation & regulation replaces wisdom of the market: Strongly Opposes topic 20 T.E.A.: Taxed Enough Already: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Movement born in objection to stimulus plan: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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)

Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)

Disdained narrow exemptions for churches on birth control: Opposes topic 1
Regulate abortion clinics more; oppose right to abortion: Opposes topic 1
Moral opposition to abortion, but not a focal issue: Opposes topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Racial minorities seen as undeserving, but so are whites: Opposes topic 2
Equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes: Strongly Opposes topic 2
OpEd: Few African-Americans at Tea Party events: Opposes topic 2

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

Majority oppose gay marriage or civil unions: Strongly Opposes topic 3

Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)

Defining book: The Five Thousand Year Leap: Strongly Favors topic 4

Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)

The Tea Party revolution was all about opposing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Replace ObamaCare with healthcare interstate compacts: Strongly Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare was forced down our throats: Strongly Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare was forced down our throats: Strongly Opposes topic 5
OpEd: Tea Party came from angry "No to ObamaCare!": Strongly Opposes topic 5
OpEd: Tea Party came from angry "No to ObamaCare!": Strongly Opposes topic 5
Civil society is reasserting itself at the ballot: Opposes topic 5

Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Older citizens have earned Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Increase the payroll tax to sustain Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Think Tanks support privatization; grassroots does not: Opposes topic 6

Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Common Core is "ObamaCore" or "Commie Core": Strongly Opposes topic 7
Taxes support school subjects you might not want taught: Strongly Favors topic 7
Vouchers give students and parents the power of choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Vouchers work: Schools either get better, or they close: Strongly Favors topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)

Outraged at phase out of incandescent lightbulbs: Strongly Favors topic 8

Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)

Reduce punishments for some federal offenses: Opposes topic 9

Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Important goal to safeguard Second Amendment rights: Favors topic 10

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Corporate tax rate worldwide declining, except in US: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Government jobs (takers) replacing manufacturing (makers): Opposes topic 11
FairTax & flat tax: on consumption instead of production: Strongly Opposes topic 11
80% oppose taxing the rich, compared to 56% in GOP: Strongly Opposes topic 11
T.E.A.: Taxed Enough Already: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Permanently repeal capital gains & death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)

Oppose use of government services by illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12

No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)