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John Bel Edwards on VoteMatch |
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Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale) | Signed one of country's most restrictive anti-abortion laws: Strongly Favors topic 1 Unblemished anti-abortion voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 AdWatch: My daughter is living proof of my pro-life values: Opposes topic 1 Provide alternatives to Planned Parenthood before blocking: Favors topic 1 Abortion is the freedom of choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Close gender wage gap by ending corporate "pay secrecy": Strongly Favors topic 2 Support affirmative action in government hiring and college: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale) | Supreme Court decided: issue same-sex marriage licenses: Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Faith plays a central role in his life and work: Favors topic 4 Catholic upbringing shapes commitments to community & family: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Pro-life includes helping the poor get access to health care: Favors topic 5 Medicaid expansion addresses opioid crisis: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicaid expansion reduced uninsured by 43% & saved $200M: Strongly Favors topic 5 Don't delay Medicaid expansion; that ties up LA tax dollars: Strongly Favors topic 5 Universal health care with guaranteed coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes raising retirement age; opposes private accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Replace Common Core with more K-12 school funding: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Mississippi River diversion: backbone to coastal restoration: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Strengthen environmental enforcement for clean air: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Reduce highest incarceration rate in the nation: Opposes topic 9 No executions until better lethal drugs found: Opposes topic 9 Reduce incarceration rate of non-violent offenders: Opposes topic 9 Blue Lives Matter: targeting police officer is a hate crime: Strongly Favors topic 9 End tax giveaways but keep funding for first responders: Favors topic 9 Four generations of sheriffs in family lineage: Favors topic 9 Let New Orleans police itself; remove state police soon: Opposes topic 9 Rehab for criminals; enforce hate crime & white collar crime: Opposes topic 9 |
No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale) | We need to do a better job with our background checks: Opposes topic 10 I support gun rights, unlike national Democrats: Strongly Favors topic 10 Maintain restrictions & records of individuals and guns: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | 80% of C-corps pay no state tax; that's just not right: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reform tax structure or face $1.3B fiscal cliff in 2018: Favors topic 11 Reduce sales tax; eliminate federal income tax deductibility: Favors topic 11 Keep the estate tax; don't keep Bush tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Establish English as the official national language: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Support NAFTA, CAFTA, and WTO, but account for rights: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Offer foreign aid for humanitarian crises, including AIDS: Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | West Point grad; served 8 years in US Army: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Public funding for campaigns, but deregulate soft money: Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale) | Engage Israel, Afghanistan, & North Korea, but out of Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | More ethanol; more CAFE standards; more alternative fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | Opposes legalizing marijuana: Favors topic 19 More jail time & more interdiction, but more rehab too: Favors topic 19 Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Gas tax to pay for transportation and coastal infrastructure: Favors topic 20 Blind allegiance to Grover Norquist cripples our economy: Favors topic 20 |