Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks, but individual adoption agencies (especially religious adoption agencies) should not be forced to violate their beliefs. |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerI don't like abortions, but the government should be focused on lowering the number of abortions through birth control, sex-ed, and social programs to help mothers (scholarships, maternity leave, child care, food stamps, WIC, child care, and a single-payer healthcare system) , not banning it. |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
the Economy › Equal Pay
8>8 Personal answerYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerYes, including closing the gun show loophole, increasing background checks, requiring psychological testing and safety training, limiting the number of guns someone can buy at one time, and focus on stopping illegal gun trafficking. |
Crime › Police Body Cameras
8>8 Personal answerYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens |
Social › Marital Rape
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Insurrection Act
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will only incite further violence |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › COVID-19 School Closures
8>8 Personal answerYes, we cannot put teachers at risk |
Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions |
Social › Gun Buyback
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of the 2nd amendment |
Social › Gender Identity
8>8 Personal answerPeople should be able to identify themselves how ever they want without discrimination |
Healthcare › Mental Health
8>8 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
8>8 Personal answerNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
8>8 Personal answerYes, their services reach far beyond abortions and can save many lives through cancer screening, prenatal services, and adoption referrals |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerNo, this increases the risk of both accidental shootings and school shootings. We should not have to hire armed guards to be able to live through a day at school. |
the Environment › Climate Change
8>8 Personal answerYes, but also tax carbon emissions and provide more incentives for alternative energy production. |
the Economy › Paid Sick Leave
8>8 Personal answerYes, the lack of paid sick leave is unfair to working men and women |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, for all drugs. We need to focus on the drug dealers, not users, and provide programs to help drugs users stop using. |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerNo, but close the loopholes and tax havens that prevent millionaires/billionaires and large corporations from paying their fair share. |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should reform the electoral system (approval voting, making it easy for everyone to vote by mail or in person, find a way to reduce the influence of money in elections, impose penalties for telling lies on the campaign trail etc.) to make it easier for unpopular incumbents to be recalled or replaced and easier for third-party candidates to win. |
Foreign Policy › Iran
8>8 Personal answerWar should be avoided. Until they pose and actual threat and show aggression we should strive for diplomatic solutions. |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerYes, but with less focus on military training and more focus on education and skill development |
Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
8>8 Personal answerNo, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians |
Immigration › Immigration
8>8 Personal answerYes, if they were born here. If they were not born here, they should have a path to citizenship. |
Education › Free College for All
8>8 Personal answerNo, universities and colleges need to provide this education to students for a lower cost than they are currently. Also, the interest rates for student loans are outrageous. We should be able to receive an education without going into such crippling debt because of it. |
Education › Student Loans
8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerNo. It's immoral, more expensive than life in prison, and kills innocent people. |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Elections › Mail In Ballot
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Hate Speech
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence |
Social › Confederate Flag
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is a symbol of racism, separatism and treason |
Social › Government Mandates
8>8 Personal answerThe United States should implement a single-payer, universal healthcare system that would provide free contraceptives to any individual. |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not until the no-fly list screening process is improved for accuracy and includes due process |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only reform to impose term limits on judges |
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerYes, basic data collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
8>8 Personal answerDistricts should be redrawn by a computer algorithm that accounts for population and geographical boundaries. |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
8>8 Personal answerNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
Healthcare › Medicaid
8>8 Personal answerYes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo, not a per se regulation of social media companies. But domestic law might consider criminalizing the organized dissemination of fake/false information with the intent to do harm to an individual or entity or to destabilize the political or economic interests of any Sovereign country, including the United States. |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerYes, they are essential to protecting other children who are too young to be vaccinated |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Immigration › Border Security
8>8 Personal answerShould really be focused on improving the immigration backlogs and create a better pathway to citizenship. |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerI don't have a solid opinion on this issue. |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
8>8 Personal answerWe don't need Sanctuary Cities, we need to make legalization a little more accessible. |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, because healthcare should be for everyone. |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, but total campaign budgets should be capped (relative to the scope of the office in question; different cap for federal vs state vs local elections). |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
8>8 Personal answerYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge
8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerNot supporting Israel's occupation of Palestine is not the same as antisemitism. While boycotts harm an ally, we should not intervene until it crosses the line and becomes hate speech. |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
Elections › Voter Fraud
8>8 Personal answerNo, and there is little evidence that voter fraud even exists |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only to ensure the election process is fair and democratic. The results should not be influenced. |
Social › Safe Spaces
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
8>8 Personal answerYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerYes, cut wasteful government spending (benefits to politicians, defense contracts, etc.) but maintain most funding and eliminate tax evasion. |
Foreign Policy › Israel
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should be less involved |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
8>8 Personal answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
Immigration › Border Wall
8>8 Personal answerNo, this would be too costly and ineffective |
Social › First Amendment
8>8 Personal answerYes, references should not be removed from established historical landmarks or monuments (because of its historical value) but should be kept off of new ones. |
Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is hard to apply for a job if you are sick |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
8>8 Personal answerNo, manufacturers and dealers should only be held liable for negligence |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo. Most police departments should be dissolved and re-founded to get rid of corrupt officers. The new police departments should be more diverse, representative of the local populations, and focused on community-based policing to rebuild trust between police and citizens. The funding should be redirected to establish the new police departments. |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions |
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
8>8 Personal answerNo, but it is currently being overused |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
8>8 Personal answerNo, drug possession by itself should not be a crime. |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerIncrease but they should be subject to the same minimum wage laws, maximum hours, no child labor etc. that other American work sees are subject to |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes but require all high school students to pass in order to get their degree |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerNo, physician-assisted suicide violates the Hippocratic Oath |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
the Economy › Corporate Mega Mergers
8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should break up existing mega corporations |
Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
8>8 Personal answerRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerNo, but it should be given a trial run in interested states to determine it's feasibility |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
the Economy › Free Tax Filing
8>8 Personal answerYes and drastically simplify the tax code to eliminate loopholes for the rich and confusion among the general taxpaying public. |
Foreign Policy › Soleimani
8>8 Personal answerNo, the strike was illegal since it was not approved by The U.S. Congress |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerUnions are a necessary counterbalance to corporate power. |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerYes, but in the form of direct funding to citizens and not bailing out entire industries. |
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
8>8 Personal answerYes, and make it easier for illegal immigrants to become legal citizens. |
Education › Common Core
8>8 Personal answerYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
8>8 Personal answerNo, end all offshore oil drilling |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for information that was legally obtained, and not leaked to foreign governments. |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Afghanistan
8>8 Personal answerWe should reduce the number of troops slowly and aid the country in establishing/maintaining a stable and fair government. |
Healthcare › Obamacare
8>8 Personal answerYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Elections › Lobbyists
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Overtime Pay
8>8 Personal answerYes, and all employees should be paid time-and-a-half for overtime hours regardless of their pay scale |
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only in extreme cases of national emergency |
Elections › Electoral College
8>8 Personal answerNo, but follow the National Bonus Plan that adds two electoral votes for each state (and DC) that are awarded to the winner of the national popular vote. |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerDecrease |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty |
Foreign Policy › Torture
8>8 Personal answerNo, torture is inhumane, unethical, and violates the 8th amendment |
Foreign Policy › North Korea Military Strikes
8>8 Personal answerNo, we must use every diplomatic option first |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerIncrease |
Healthcare › VA Privatization
8>8 Personal answerMore, veterans should be able to see any doctor of their choice |
Foreign Policy › Drones
8>8 Personal answerNo, only to gather intelligence, not to kill suspected terrorists |
Science › GMO Labels
8>8 Personal answerYes, I trust the science of responsible food engineering but I don’t trust the motives of the food companies selling them |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Education › Universal Pre-K
8>8 Personal answerYes, but funding should come from states instead of the federal government |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if the spending goes towards environmentally friendly solutions |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Estate Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase it at a progressive rate |
Domestic Policy › Social Security
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation and NOT if they were convicted of murder or violent crimes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNot all at once, but try to gradually phase them out |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
8>8 Personal answerThe President should be able to authorize the use of military force in time critical situations that require an immediate response. These actions should not be allowed to continue beyond 30 days without congressional approval or authorization. |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
8>8 Personal answerNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
8>8 Personal answerThe US goverment should rejoin in the attempt to make the Paris agreement a legally binding and enforceable contract to do what's necessary to mitigate and if possible reverse climate change. |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerNo. They should remove tax loop holes and enforce laws that ensure they are providing adequate wages and working conditions for their employees. |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
8>8 Personal answerIt truthfully depends on the situation and the severity of the suspected terrorist. If the situation can be easily solved by capturing and imprisoning them, that would be preferable; but frankly, sometimes it's necessary for someone to pull the trigger. In my opinion, the assassinations should be a last resort- just see what happened with Franz Ferdinand. He was killed and the world marched to war. |
Science › Space Exploration
8>8 Personal answerYes, and drastically increase NASA’s current budget |
Domestic Policy › College Sports and COVID
8>8 Personal answerThis should be up to the conferences and schools; the government should not be involved. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes, but diplomatically convince them to match or top the "2% of GDP" minimum that NATO sets for all its members |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerNo, since it creates a precedent that allows corporations to hold American jobs hostage in order to get lower effective tax rates |
the Economy › China Tariffs
8>8 Personal answerNo, but their unfair trade practices and theft of intellectual property should be addressed |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo however, social media should give users an option to filter out political advertising. |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes |
Foreign Policy › India Arms
8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should increase diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts peacefully |
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
8>8 Personal answerNo, he should be returned to the U.S. to stand trial and face the consequences of his actions |
the Economy › Federal Reserve
8>8 Personal answerYes, we deserve to know who the bank gives money to |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition
8>8 Personal answerNo, and the United States should aid the Hong Kong protesters |
the Economy › Tariffs
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products |
the Economy › Property Taxes
8>8 Personal answerNo, property taxes are the most reliable and consistent form of state revenue |
Foreign Policy › Jerusalem
8>8 Personal answerJerusalem should be recognized as the Capital of both Israel and Palestine, with a single US embassy for both nations located in the city |
Education › School Truancy
8>8 Personal answerYes, focus on the individual instead of placing the punishment onto everyone. This is a case by case issue that needs to be dealt with so the child does not fall into crime no matter what route they choose. |
the Economy › Pension Reform
8>8 Personal answerNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
the Economy › Government Pensions
8>8 Personal answerYes, adjust them yearly for cost of living |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerNo, but punish them for moving jobs out of the country |
the Economy › State Ownership
8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should not be bailing out companies in a recession. |
the Economy › Bitcoin
8>8 Personal answerNo, but allow individual businesses to choose whether or not they accept it as a form of payment. |
Foreign Policy › F-35
8>8 Personal answerNo, while the program is a bloated disaster, the need for the fighter still exists, and canceling the program and starting from scratch would be more expensive than seeing it through |
the Economy › Online Sales Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, exempting online retailers from sales taxes is not fair to traditional stores |
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
8>8 Personal answerNo, not until the cost ($4B) is dramatically reduced |
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You side slightly towards “security”, meaning you more often believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is most important to you.
You are a centrist on left wing and right wing issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on authoritarian and libertarian issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on democratic socialism and capitalism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “nationalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of our nation above others. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on politically incorrect and politically correct issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on unilateralism and multilateralism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “religious”, meaning you more often support policies that reflect religious values and principles. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “protectionism”, meaning you believe globalization is detrimental to the safety, compensation, environment, and standard of living of workers. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “deregulation”, meaning you more often believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on assimilation and multiculturalism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on pacifism and militarism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on isolationism and imperialism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on individualism and collectivism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “decentralization”, meaning you more often believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on tender and tough issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on small government and big government issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on keynesian and laissez-faire issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on meritocracy and democracy issues. This theme is only less important to you.
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