![]() |
Tom O`Halleran on VoteMatch |
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) |
Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale) | Favor requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports public funding for abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports pro-choice legislation: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Increase minimum wage; ensure equal pay for women: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale) | Rated above average by gay rights groups: 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Fight replacing Medicare with a voucher scheme: Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Protect Social Security dangerous privatization schemes: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes diverting some FICA into personal accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | We're falling behind others; make education a priority: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Improving public education should always be a top priority: Strongly Opposes topic 7 For establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Fund stewardship of our parks and forests: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports restrictions on right to bear arms: Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | End millionaire exploitation of tax loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing income tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the death tax: Favors topic 11 Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | Support the DREAM Act and broad consensus on reforms: Favors topic 12 Opposes requiring illegals to return to country of origin: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | Protect American jobs; prevent currency manipulation: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Let veterans go outside VA hospitals, on VA's dime: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Limit the influence of campaign donations & lobbyists: Strongly Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Property tax incentives for small business using renewables: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sponsored bill to assist rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | We should have nailed out the American Family, not the rich: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 |
Tom O`Halleran is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
(Click for details)