Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child. Also providing low-cost birth control, quality sex education (more than just abstinence), and more public education to help reduce the number of unexpected pregnancy. |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
the Economy › Equal Pay
8>8 Personal answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
Crime › Police Body Cameras
8>8 Personal answerYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens |
Healthcare › COVID-19 Vaccine
8>8 Personal answerYes, but immediately after frontline workers, elderly, and those at higher risk than me receive it |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and shorten the lifespan of drug patents. |
Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Gun Buyback
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of the 2nd amendment |
Social › Gender Identity
8>8 Personal answerYes, and we should address gender identity as a health issue and provide research, kindness and understanding, and better care of our marginalized members of society. |
Healthcare › Mental Health
8>8 Personal answerNo, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
8>8 Personal answerYes, but the owner must post a sign stating their beliefs and what they refuse |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerThis is a more nuanced topic that I don't feel qualified to answer. Regardless, we should have more understanding, patience, and care for others to foster conversation that works towards a solution for everyone. |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as funding is not used for abortion procedures. Their services reach far beyond and can save many lives through cancer screening, prenatal services, and adoption referrals. |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerYes but leave it up to the individual school boards and cities to make the decisions. |
the Environment › Climate Change
8>8 Personal answerNo, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead |
the Economy › Paid Sick Leave
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for companies with 100+ employees |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, decriminalize drug use, but maintain laws against drug selling for harder drugs. |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerLower the income tax rate and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerYes, and decrease their salary and retirement benefits |
Foreign Policy › Iran
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary |
Social › Racial Sensitivity Training
8>8 Personal answerNo, just ensure there are clear guidelines, action, and accountability for acts of discrimination |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
8>8 Personal answerNo, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians |
Education › Free College for All
8>8 Personal answerNo, but research and correct the uncontrolled rising cost of tuition. |
Immigration › Immigration
8>8 Personal answerYes, if they were born here |
Education › Student Loans
8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerNo, only if they have entered the country illegally |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
Social › Confederate Flag
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is unconstitutional to deny someone’s rights without due process |
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
8>8 Personal answerNo, and the Supreme Court should not be politicized |
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, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerNo, but require vaccination in order to attend public school |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerThis is a nuanced issue and requires much more conversation, research, and action. More government control is almost never the answer, but the quickly spreading misinformation and intentionally addictive algorithms of social media cause great harm to our nation. |
Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo, and outlaw the practice. |
Immigration › Border Security
8>8 Personal answerNo, create a simple path to citizenship so long as the applicant doesn't have a criminal history. |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, if they pay taxes |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, as long as all donations are public knowledge |
Elections › Voter Fraud
8>8 Personal answerYes, and make obtaining a state ID feasible and affordable and automatically register every citizen to vote when they turn 18. |
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, not until we have depleted all other oil reserves |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Social › Safe Spaces
8>8 Personal answerColleges can decide to provide these areas if they desire, but I feel it a disservice to students who may be unprepared for the real world. |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
8>8 Personal answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerYes and start with congress salaries, then cut bailouts of the rich and large corporations, then work on reigning in our spending in other countries. We have to regain control of our inordinate deficit. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes, but demand other countries increase their financial and moral contributions. |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, but I am open to the idea of high-schoolers being able to vote in their local schoolboard elections. |
Immigration › Border Wall
8>8 Personal answerNo, this would be too costly and ineffective |
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, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerThis is more nuanced and should be decided at the city and state level, not federal. |
Social › First Amendment
8>8 Personal answerWhile I am a Christian man myself, I believe strongly in separation of church and state. Our founding fathers fled their countries in search of freedom from mandated religion. It is unconstitutional to push a singular idea of religion as a free nation. |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
8>8 Personal answerNo, manufacturers and dealers should only be held liable for negligence |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
8>8 Personal answerYes, and we should create more social programs to help prevent and rehabilitate criminals |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerNo, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support and increase pain medication to ease suffering |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerI am satisfied with the current amount |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerBecause of the rise of automation, soon our unemployment rate will reach an unsustainable level. I don't know if UBI is the answer to this imminent catastrophe, but it needs to be evaluated promptly and by competent economists to implement a solution before disaster strikes. |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only in response to extreme situations and with strict training on how and when to use the equipment after all other efforts and methods of resolution have been exhausted. Equipment should be restricted to a specialized team and authorized by city/state government. |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerNo, recession is a natural cycle that purges excess |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerYes, so long as they are public knowledge and increase the penalty for secret, 'back-room' donations. |
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
8>8 Personal answerNo, but drastically increase the amount of fines the company must pay in the event of an accident and reroute the pipeline away from Native American land |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they pay taxes |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
8>8 Personal answerNo, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Foreign Policy › Afghanistan
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerNo, but require a private, independent audit each year they are in office to ensure no illegal activity. |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Healthcare › Obamacare
8>8 Personal answerI support protecting patients with pre-existing conditions and requiring insurance, hospitals, and healthcare providers to prominently list costs off all services and supplies so patients can shop for care and increase competition. |
Elections › Lobbyists
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Electoral College
8>8 Personal answerYes, and switch to a ranked voting system |
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if the owner agrees to the price and conditions. Land owners should should rarely, if ever, have their property taken away. |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, but ONLY in areas of drastic excess such as overseas spending and frivolous foreign conflict. Maintain and take care of our Veterans, current military personnel and families, and protection of our country. |
Crime › Collective Bargaining
8>8 Personal answerYes, and eliminate collective bargaining for police unions |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
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 |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence, paid their restitution; as long as the crime was not committed while in office or relating to their office; and so long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime that has been convicted in a court of law. |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit |
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 answerNo, we have selectively bred crops for thousands of years and labeling just adds an unfounded stigma to the science |
Healthcare › Vaccine Passports
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only because other countries may require them for travel. |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerNo, we have more important issues that need funding |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
8>8 Personal answerYes |
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 answerYes, until other countries are held to the same standards |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
8>8 Personal answerNo, they should be captured and given a fair trial |
Science › Space Exploration
8>8 Personal answerNo, not until we drastically decrease our federal deficit |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes, for the time being, but demand that countries increase contributions or face less contribution from the US in the future. |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo, but should be encouraged to adopt fair advertising standards that are applied equally to all that prevent slander or 'dirty' ads ran about political opponents. |
Foreign Policy › India Arms
8>8 Personal answerRegardless, we should increase diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts peacefully |
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
8>8 Personal answerYes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer |
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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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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