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Josh Shapiro on VoteMatch |
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Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale) | He will veto any bill that would restrict abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Defended reproductive rights & woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose increasing regulations for abortion clinics: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Change black businesses getting only 4% of state contracts: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Ban LGBTQ+ discrimination in Pennsylvania: Strongly Favors topic 3 Helped the first LGBT couples in Pennsylvania to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Observes Jewish Sabbath even while campaigning: Strongly Favors topic 4 Shapiro has remained Jewishly engaged as a politician: Favors topic 4 |
Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Brokered deal between insurance companies to expand coverage: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Fully fund and fix up our schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Fought rolling back critical environmental protections: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Helped create statewide Police Misconduct Database: Opposes topic 9 Exposed predator priests, cover up of child sexual abuse: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Regulate "ghost guns"; trace guns used in crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports "stand your ground" expansion to self-defense: Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Eliminate the state cell phone tax, expand property rebates: Neutral on topic 11 We need to lower taxes, close loopholes, increase wages: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Government shouldn't go back on its promise to DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Expand early voting; implement same-day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Defend 2020 election results all the way to Supreme Court: Strongly Favors topic 16 Opposes tinkering with photo ID voter requirements: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | As child, started campaign for Soviet Jewish children: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Criminally charged multiple fracking companies: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | Has taken on Pharma over opioid epidemic: Strongly Favors topic 19 Supports legalization, expunging non-violent convictions: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale) | Start budgets at zero, define mission, then fund it: Neutral on topic 20 |
Josh Shapiro is a Moderate Liberal
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