Bev Perdue on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Legal abortion in first trimester of pregnancy: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increase efforts to integrate state colleges: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Don’t include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports character education & teacher-led voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand the use of the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Support “truth in sentencing” & mandatory third-strike: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow concealed carry: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Led efforts to expand children’s health coverage: Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	$400M federal funds for Ready Set Go! Initiative: Opposes topic 7 Raise teacher salaries; increase technology in schools: Opposes topic 7 Supports charter schools & public school choice: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Incentives for alternative energy and efficiency: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax relief for corporations from highest rate in southeast: Opposes topic 11 Led charge for creation of state earned income tax credit: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Deport illegals who commit crimes; no college for illegals: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Visited China to see N.C.'s competition: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	N.C. is most military-friendly state in America: Favors topic 15 Keep the federal government from closing our military bases: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)