Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
j>j Personal answerYes |
Social › Abortion
j>j Personal answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
Social › Gay Marriage
j>j Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Equal Pay
j>j Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
j>j Personal answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
Crime › Police Body Cameras
j>j Personal answerYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
j>j Personal answerYes, and we should socialize medicine and healthcare |
Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions
j>j Personal answerNo |
Social › Gun Buyback
j>j Personal answerNo, it should be voluntary with strong financial incentives instead |
Social › Gender Transition
j>j Personal answerNo |
Social › Gender Identity
j>j Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Mental Health
j>j Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
j>j Personal answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
Social › Transgender Athletes
j>j Personal answerYes. Athletes should be allowed to compete in the sports they want to compete in, regardless of gender. Let players choose which teams they want to be on and teams choose which players they want to admit, without basis on gender. |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
j>j Personal answerThis would not be necessary if healthcare was socialized and family planning services were treated as issues of health care rather than politics |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
j>j Personal answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
j>j Personal answerNo, hire professionally trained security guards instead |
the Environment › Climate Change
j>j Personal answerYes, and tax carbon emissions |
the Economy › Paid Sick Leave
j>j Personal answerNo, private businesses should decide the amount of competitive incentives they offer to employees instead of a government mandate |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
j>j Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Taxes
j>j Personal answerTax the rich, who are less likely to contribute to sales tax, at higher rates. Remove loopholes for corporations. Increase sales tax. |
Elections › Mental competency testing
j>j Personal answerNo, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
j>j Personal answerNo |
Social › Racial Sensitivity Training
j>j Personal answerNo, just ensure there are clear guidelines, action, and accountability for acts of discrimination |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
j>j Personal answerNo, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians |
Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education
j>j Personal answerTeach history accurately without giving it a specific name. |
Immigration › Immigration
j>j Personal answerYes, if they were born here |
Education › Student Loans
j>j Personal answerI support higher taxes for the rich and free community college, although I see them as separate issues. |
Social › Death Penalty
j>j Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
j>j Personal answerYes |
Education › Free College for All
j>j Personal answerTax dollars should fund public community college |
Healthcare › Marijuana
j>j Personal answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Social › Confederate Flag
j>j Personal answerNo, That would be like flying the US flag at British government buildings. Any private entity should be allowed to fly any flag they want, but a government entity should fly the flag of that state / nation. |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
j>j Personal answerYes, but not until the no-fly list screening process is improved for accuracy and includes due process |
Social › Government Mandates
j>j Personal answerYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
j>j Personal answerNo, and the Supreme Court should not be politicized |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
j>j Personal answerNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
j>j Personal answerYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
Social › Women in Combat
j>j Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
Healthcare › Medicaid
j>j Personal answerI support public healthcare |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
j>j Personal answerNo |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
j>j Personal answerNo, but require vaccination in order to attend public school |
Immigration › Border Security
j>j Personal answerNo, and allow border states to manage their own policies, with federal oversight. |
Crime › Private Prisons
j>j Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
j>j Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police
j>j Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
j>j Personal answerNo, but increase the incentives for home-based alternative energy use. Big wind and big solar pose the same problems that big oil, coal, and nuclear power pose. They take over and are too big. |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
j>j Personal answerNo, churches, charities, community efforts, and nonprofits programs can meet their needs. |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
j>j Personal answerYes |
Elections › Campaign Finance
j>j Personal answerYes. Political donations should be illegal. in this age of social media, there is great potential to level the playing field for everyone, not just those with power and money. |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
j>j Personal answerYes but use non-profit insurance agencies with meaningful coverage and non-profit pharmaceutical companies that will not profit from illness and injury nor compete in patent races that nullify important research and development. |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
j>j Personal answerYes, facilitate citizenship for immigrants who pay taxes, are working, and have no criminal records. Incentivize employers to help immigrant employees follow legal paths to citizenship and pay taxes. |
the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge
j>j Personal answerNo, and increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
j>j Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
Social › Safe Spaces
j>j Personal answerYes, provide safe spaces but students do not need trigger warnings |
Elections › Voter Fraud
j>j Personal answerNo, and automatically register every citizen to vote when they turn 18 |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
j>j Personal answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
the Economy › Government Spending
j>j Personal answerYes, and increase taxes |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
j>j Personal answerNo |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
j>j Personal answerNo, but there should be a government class in the senior year of high school, where students are given the opportunity to register to vote and are given practical instruction, as well as incentives for volunteering at polling centers |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
j>j Personal answerNo. I am a pacifist and prefer non-military measures of involvement. |
Foreign Policy › Israel
j>j Personal answerWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Financial Transactions
j>j Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › NATO
j>j Personal answerNo, it is obsolete and should be abolished |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
j>j Personal answerYes, we should provide free language instruction for immigrants and for anyone who wants to learn languages that are native to the Americas (aka not English). |
Social › First Amendment
j>j Personal answerYes, but do not waste money removing existing references |
Immigration › Border Wall
j>j Personal answerNo, this would be too costly and ineffective |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
j>j Personal answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement
j>j Personal answerNo, but add incentives that "ramp up" over time to those who are able to work. |
Domestic Policy › Congressional ban on stock trading
j>j Personal answerYes, but with strict protections against insider trading |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
j>j Personal answerNo, manufacturers and dealers should only be held liable for negligence |
Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict
j>j Personal answerBoth equally |
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
j>j Personal answerSolitary confinement should be used as a last resort in a situation of danger, rather than as a punishment. Other de-escalation practices and programs should be tried first. |
Crime › Defunding the Police
j>j Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
Social › Niqāb
j>j Personal answerYes, what does government law have to do with what people are allowed to wear? |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
j>j Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
j>j Personal answerI am satisfied with the current amount |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
j>j Personal answerNo |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
j>j Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices
j>j Personal answerYes, drug prices have gotten out of hand. There should be caps placed on drug costs in order to ensure better quality of life for all. |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
j>j Personal answerNo, but drug use should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal one. |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
j>j Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
j>j Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
j>j Personal answerThis would not be necessary if we fix other systemic issues, such as social health care and livable wages |
the Economy › Welfare
j>j Personal answerMore, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
j>j Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
the Economy › Labor Unions
j>j Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Elections › Campaign Finance
j>j Personal answerNo. Eliminate all donations to political parties |
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
j>j Personal answerYes, and the government should never be allowed to acquire land by eminent domain |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
j>j Personal answerYes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
j>j Personal answerYes, on stocks and bonds but not real estate |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
j>j Personal answerPublic college should be made free for anyone who pays taxes. |
Education › Common Core
j>j Personal answerYes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
j>j Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
j>j Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
j>j Personal answerYes, and use the U.N. peacekeeping forces to protect our interests |
Healthcare › Obamacare
j>j Personal answerNo, the best model I am aware of is social healthcare and non profit health insurance. |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
j>j Personal answerNo, their income is none of our business |
the Environment › Fracking
j>j Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Elections › Lobbyists
j>j Personal answerYes, and ban all forms of lobbying |
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
j>j Personal answerYes, but only for public projects and never for private projects |
Elections › Mail in ballots
j>j Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
j>j Personal answerDecrease until accountability is improved. |
Elections › Electoral College
j>j Personal answerYes, and switch to a ranked voting system |
Crime › Collective Bargaining
j>j Personal answerYes, and eliminate collective bargaining for police unions |
the Environment › Animal Testing
j>j Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Gaza ceasefire
j>j Personal answerYes |
Immigration › High Risk Immigrant Ban
j>j Personal answerNo, the government already has a screening process and plenty of barriers to entering the country that should be equally effective for everyone. |
Science › Nuclear Energy
j>j Personal answerNo |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
j>j Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty |
Foreign Policy › Torture
j>j Personal answerNo, torture is an ineffective form of interrogation |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
j>j Personal answerNo, unless they were absolved or proven to be wrongfully convicted. |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
j>j Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit |
Healthcare › VA Privatization
j>j Personal answerI support universal healthcare in which any patient can see any doctor of their choice |
Education › School Vouchers
j>j Personal answerNo, the funds should be used for public schools, but the government can incentivize private schools to provide vouchers or scholarships to low income students. |
Foreign Policy › Drones
j>j Personal answerNo, only to gather intelligence, not to kill suspected terrorists |
Science › GMO Labels
j>j Personal answerRegardless, producers should not be allowed to patent foods |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
j>j Personal answerYes. Provide treatment, rather than imprisonment, for those who suffer from addiction. Monitoring is highly ineffective, and we could better use that money by increasing funding for parole workers and programs that reduce recidivism and promote reform. |
Education › Universal Pre-K
j>j Personal answerNo |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
j>j Personal answerThere should be designated areas where sleeping or camping is allowed or disallowed. |
Transportation › Public Transportation
j>j Personal answerNo, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending |
Education › Charter Schools
j>j Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato
j>j Personal answerNo, and abolish NATO |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
j>j Personal answerYes, but this can be revoked if they commit an act that would normally lead to deportation. |
the Economy › Estate Tax
j>j Personal answerNo |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
j>j Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
j>j Personal answerYes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
j>j Personal answerYes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
j>j Personal answerYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
j>j Personal answerNo, Congress should approve all military conflicts |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
j>j Personal answerYes. There is very little choice for consumers at this point. All of them are mining our data, and these corporations do not make their primary income from social media apps but from the data we share in them. |
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
j>j Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
j>j Personal answerNo, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
j>j Personal answerNo, they should be captured and given a fair trial |
Foreign Policy › NATO
j>j Personal answerNo, and we should withdraw from NATO |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
j>j Personal answerNo, but drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses |
Science › Space Exploration
j>j Personal answerNo |
National Security › Mexican Drug Cartels
j>j Personal answerYes, but only for operations within our country’s borders |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
j>j Personal answerNo, these are private companies that should be allowed to choose their advertising. Regulate PACs instead of social media companies. |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
j>j Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported |
Foreign Policy › India Arms
j>j Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
j>j Personal answerYes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
j>j Personal answerNo, current fuel giants will naturally begin to invest in this in time. |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
j>j Personal answerI believe that surveillance will continue, and it will damage our reputation. I expect that other nations spy on us as well. |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
j>j Personal answerI am neutral on this until I can see a reason to feel otherwise. |
Education › University Debt Accountability
j>j Personal answerNo, we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education |
Foreign Policy › Jerusalem
j>j Personal answerThis question has nothing to do with our government. |
Education › School Truancy
j>j Personal answerYes, many programs have come out of Covid that are effectively assisting students to graduate, despite barriers. Schools should still check in with distant / truant students to minimize abuse and neglect. |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
j>j Personal answerNo, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies |
the Environment › EV Subsidies
j>j Personal answerNo but add a deduction on federal taxes |
Foreign Policy › F-35
j>j Personal answerYes. I am a pacifist. |
Housing › High density residential buildings
j>j Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Gig Workers
j>j Personal answerOnly when they meet current standards of W-2 employees. |
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
j>j 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.
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