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John MacGovern on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes abortion in most cases: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Don't force religious institutions to violate moral values: Opposes topic 1 Religious liberty trumps contraception health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Don't mandate private business pay levels for women: Opposes topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Don't require churches to provide birth control to staff: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Dislikes President Obama's health care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Reform Medicare to reduce out-of-control spending: Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Serious and courageous reforms of Social Security: Favors topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Second Amendment rights are under assault: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Our most serious problem is skyrocketing national debt: Opposes topic 11 Rein in out-of-control spending: Opposes topic 11 Lower individual and corporate tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Developed energy projects in China and Southeast Asia: Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale) | No new F-35 fighter jets at Burlington Airport: Opposes topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale) | No nation-building in Afghanistan or Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Ridge lines threatened by industrial wind power projects: 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) |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Budget deficit is a moral issue as well as economic issue: Opposes topic 20 Don't demonize private sector that produces jobs & growth: Opposes topic 20 |