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Jimmy Carter on Abortion
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Budget & Economy
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  • Failed to control inflation and unemployment. (Dec 2000)
  • Pushed alternative energy program to fight oil shortage. (Dec 2000)
Jimmy Carter on Civil Rights
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  • Established Martin Luther King Day in Georgia. (Jan 1997)
Jimmy Carter on Corporations
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Crime
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  • Jails are filled with poor; focus on white-collar crime. (Oct 1976)
  • Crime reflects a sickness in society. (Oct 1976)
Jimmy Carter on Drugs
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  • We stopped treating alcoholism as a crime; that helped. (Oct 1976)
Jimmy Carter on Education
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  • Defended private schools, even when segregated. (Jan 1997)
Jimmy Carter on Energy & Oil
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Environment
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  • Preserved wilderness areas of Alaska. (Dec 2000)
Jimmy Carter on Families & Children
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Foreign Policy
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  • Radical policies have cost the country a lot. (Jul 2004)
  • Unilateral acts and demands isolated the US from the world. (Jul 2004)
  • We cannot lead the world if our leaders mislead. (Jul 2004)
  • Establish human rights as a tenet of American policy. (Dec 2000)
  • Carter 1977: Focus on human rights; give back Panama Canal. (Jul 1987)
  • Established relations with China; cut ties to Taiwan. (Dec 2000)
Jimmy Carter on Free Trade
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Government Reform
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  • Created Depts. of Energy & Education; reformed civil service. (Dec 2000)
Jimmy Carter on Gun Control
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Health Care
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  • Pushed national health-insurance bill. (Dec 2000)
  • Liberal on National Health Insurance. (Jan 1997)
  • Supports national health insurance. (Oct 1976)
  • Supports more funding for education & research. (Oct 1976)
Jimmy Carter on Homeland Security
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  • Greatly strengthened our military forces. (Sep 2004)
  • Canceled B-1 & neutron bomb; approved MX & cruise missile. (Dec 2000)
  • Opposed Vietnam, but very late. (Jan 1997)
Jimmy Carter on Immigration
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Jobs
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Principles & Values
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  • Zell Miller has betrayed our trust. (Sep 2004)
  • Show decency to switch party for philosophical differences. (Sep 2004)
  • Zell Miller also said Kerry was an authentic American hero. (Sep 2004)
  • Zell Miller has chosen lies and obfuscation over the truth. (Sep 2004)
  • Trust is at the very heart of our democracy. (Jul 2004)
  • Our decency, compassion, and common sense will prevail. (Jul 2004)
  • Former President criticizes Clinton’s last-minute pardons. (Feb 2001)
  • My greatest strength is that I am an ordinary man. (Jan 1997)
  • Born into a privileged world surrounded by poverty. (Jan 1997)
  • Leapfrogged liberalism; focused on managing bureaucracy. (Jan 1997)
  • Broad appeal by straddling key issues. (Jan 1997)
  • A Government As Good As Its People. (Oct 1976)
Jimmy Carter on Social Security
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Tax Reform
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on Technology
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    No stance on record.
Jimmy Carter on War & Peace
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  • Oversaw Camp David accord: peace between Egypt & Israel. (Dec 2000)
  • Iranian hostages clouded 1980; made deal for release. (Dec 2000)
Jimmy Carter on Welfare & Poverty
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  • Spends one week per year building affordable housing. (Dec 2000)


VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(5 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2:
Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(2 points on Economic scale)
Established Martin Luther King Day in Georgia: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3:
Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(5 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4:
Permit prayer in public schools
(5 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale)
Liberal on National Health Insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
Supports national health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(5 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(7 points on Social scale)
Defended private schools, even when segregated: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
(5 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(7 points on Social scale)
Jails are filled with poor; focus on white-collar crime: Opposes topic 9
Crime reflects a sickness in society: Neutral on topic 9
No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(5 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11:
Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(5 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12:
Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(5 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14:
Link human rights to trade with China
(5 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15:
More spending on armed forces
(5 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16:
Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(5 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17:
Seek UN approval for military action
(2 points on Economic scale)
Carter 1977: Focus on human rights; give back Panama Canal: Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18:
Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(5 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(10 points on Social scale)
We stopped treating alcoholism as a crime; that helped: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(5 points on Social scale)
Spends one week per year building affordable housing: Neutral on topic 20

Jimmy Carter is a Moderate Liberal. Click here for explanation.

                                                                                                                                                                               
  


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