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Walker Stapleton on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | Ban abortion with exceptions for rape & incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale) | My grandfather was in the KKK but I denounce racism: Opposes topic 2 |
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No opinion on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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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Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | End Colorado's ObamaCare exchange; undo Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Medicaid block grants for community health care centers: Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports school choice: $10,000 to follow student anywhere: Strongly Favors topic 7 More charters, school choice, & education savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 7 Transfer funds from bloated administration to teachers: Favors topic 7 Charter schools give low-cost, high quality education choice: Favors topic 7 |
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Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale) | Wants states to have seat at table on federal land decisions: Favors topic 8 |
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No opinion on
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Repeal existing gun control laws & oppose new efforts: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports 2nd Amendment rights; fight to protect them: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | I had the courage to support Donald Trump's tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 I stopped the largest tax increase in state history: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale) | Deport anyone in the country illegally: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Sanctuary cities are a direct threat to public safety: Strongly Opposes topic 12 End these dangerous sanctuary city policies: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Tariffs on China escalate trade war & hurt businesses: Favors topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | On July 4th honored all veterans for defending our freedoms: Favors topic 15 |
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Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale) | Ended hired petitioners when one surfaced as not registered: Opposes topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Full-throated defense of oil-and-gas deregulation: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Work with energy industry and protect energy resources: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale) | Concerned about unintended consequences of legalizing pot: Favors topic 19 Random drug testing for people on public assistance: Favors topic 19 |
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Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale) | Balanced budgets in private career & then as state treasurer: Opposes topic 20 |
