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Ron DeSantis on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Anti-choice on abortion; pro-choice on vaccinations: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Reject loosening law on late term abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortions after fetal heartbeat detected: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Endorsed as pro-life "authentic conservative": Opposes topic 1 Rated 0% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-life stance: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Don't sow doubts among children about gender identity: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Restrict teaching sexual orientation/gender identity: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Protect faith-based noncooperation with gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Core values that have made America great: Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3 Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Signed bills to protect religious freedom in Florida: Strongly Favors topic 4 Compels schools to have moment of silence for prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | We reject the biomedical security state, defeated Fauci-ism: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports $5000 fines for businesses demanding vaccine proof: Strongly Opposes topic 5 COVID: We will not close schools, jobs, businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 5 COVID: We got it right and the lock down states got it wrong: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Against Medicare-for-all; keep private insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare; health care isn't a right: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No right to health care; that's just a bureaucratic right: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare to protect Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
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Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Provide parents with means to enforce state standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 Make sure people are not supporting critical race theory: Strongly Favors topic 7 COVID: other states not opening schools a policy blunder: Opposes topic 7 Rejects education cuts, launched civics initiative: Opposes topic 7 Boost teacher's minimum salary to $47,500: Opposes topic 7 Parents should have public school choice: Favors topic 7 Prioritize attracting and retaining great teachers: Opposes topic 7 Expand Tax Credit Scholarships for school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Expand both charters & vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Expand voucher and charters; stop Common Core: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes federal grants for education reforms: Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Create Resilient Florida program to deal with flooding: Opposes topic 8 Must be bold in tackling Florida's water problems: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Deal with Red Tide: clean the water; build a reservoir: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Stop Lake Okeechobee discharges that caused algae crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns: No opin. on topic 8 No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8 Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | We're a law-and-order state; reject weak on crime policies: Strongly Favors topic 9 Florida is a law and order state: Strongly Favors topic 9 Opposes insane fantasy of defunding law enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 9 Prosecuted wide range of military & federal cases: Favors topic 9 Death penalty for killing police officers: Favors topic 9 Rated 46% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Concealed carry statewide; open-carry on campuses: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow carrying guns openly and on college campuses: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I am proposing a $1 billion gas tax holiday: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Must remain a low-tax state with no income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts help US companies compete with foreign businesses: Strongly Favors topic 11 Keep Florida a low-tax state; super-majority to raise taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes an income tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Re-route illegal aliens in Florida to sanctuary states: Strongly Opposes topic 12 End catch and release, finish the border wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pull over drivers suspected of transporting immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Against open borders, amnesty, cheap foreign labor: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No depressed wages for Floridians due to cheap foreign labor: Opposes topic 12 No sanctuary cities in Florida: Strongly Opposes topic 12 DACA is unconstitutional; opposes any path to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports E-Verify; opposes sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Get tough on illegal immigration: Opposes topic 12 Supports exiting US to apply for citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Expands program to engage new international markets: Strongly Favors topic 13 Trump's tariffs will get concessions from China: Opposes topic 13 No to Ex-im bank; Yes to fast-track: Favors topic 13 |
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Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | We have made Florida the freest state in these United States: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | $3.4 million in state spending to support military: Strongly Favors topic 15 Opposes reducing defense spending: Favors topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Award research grants based on national interest: Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Enact restrictions on vote-by-mail: Strongly Opposes topic 16 No to ballot harvesting and private groups spending money: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Ban ballot harvesting, outside groups interfering: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Backs bill impeding voting by ex-felons: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Don't restore voting rights to former felons: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | Clean the voter rolls, mails ballots only on request: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Oppose socialist president of Venezuela; support opposition: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel; take action against boycott: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Defend American sovereignty: Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet: Favors topic 17 |
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Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | No carbon tax; no wind energy subsidy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No delay on Keystone pipeline for security & safety study: Opposes topic 18 Let wind energy production tax credit expire: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | No recreational marijuana; let voters decide medical usage: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Favors topic 19 |
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Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Oversaw unemployment system with maximum $275/week benefit: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20 |
Ron DeSantis is a Hard-Core Conservative
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