Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Social › Abortion
MD>MD Personal answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
Social › Gay Marriage
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
the Economy › Equal Pay
MD>MD Personal answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
MD>MD Personal answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
Crime › Police Body Cameras
MD>MD Personal answerYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
MD>MD Personal answerNo, but shorten the lifespan of drug patents |
Social › Gun Buyback
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but start with a voluntary buyback and ban on purchasing assault weapons before enforcing a mandatory buyback |
Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions
MD>MD Personal answerNo, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions |
Social › Gender Identity
MD>MD Personal answerNo, we should address gender identity as a mental health issue and provide funds for more research and care |
Healthcare › Mental Health
MD>MD Personal answerNo, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but only for small businesses |
Social › Transgender Athletes
MD>MD Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
MD>MD Personal answerNo, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
MD>MD Personal answerYes, their services reach far beyond abortions and can save many lives through cancer screening, prenatal services, and adoption referrals |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
MD>MD Personal answerRegardless, minimum wage standards should be adjusted by age group |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
MD>MD Personal answerNo, hire professionally trained security guards instead |
the Environment › Climate Change
MD>MD Personal answerNo, tax carbon emissions instead |
the Economy › Paid Sick Leave
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but only for companies with 100+ employees |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
MD>MD Personal answerNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
the Economy › Taxes
MD>MD Personal answerLower the income tax rate and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
MD>MD Personal answerYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
Foreign Policy › Iran
MD>MD Personal answerNo, the U.S. should encourage Iran to disarm through diplomatic channels |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment |
Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance
MD>MD Personal answerNo, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion |
Social › Racial Sensitivity Training
MD>MD Personal answerYes, as long as it covers all protected groups (age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion) and is not based on critical race theory |
Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education
MD>MD Personal answerNo, kids should be raised to be racially color blind instead of being taught they are inherently racist or disadvantaged based on the color of their skin |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
MD>MD Personal answerNo, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians |
Education › Student Loans
MD>MD Personal answerNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
Immigration › Immigration
MD>MD Personal answerYes, if they were born here |
Education › Free College for All
MD>MD Personal answerNo, but provide more scholarship opportunities for low-income students |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Social › Death Penalty
MD>MD Personal answerNo, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence |
Healthcare › Marijuana
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Social › Hate Speech
MD>MD Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence |
Social › Government Mandates
MD>MD Personal answerNo, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
Social › Confederate Flag
MD>MD Personal answerNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
MD>MD Personal answerYes, if the government considers you too dangerous to board a plane you should not be able to buy a gun |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Social › Women in Combat
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
MD>MD Personal answerYes, all illegal immigrants should be turned over to federal authorities and deported |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but with exceptions for those whose religious beliefs forbid use of vaccines |
Healthcare › Medicaid
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but only increase for the elderly and disabled |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
MD>MD Personal answerNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police
MD>MD Personal answerYes, and provide more training and education for police officers |
Immigration › Border Security
MD>MD Personal answerYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
Crime › Private Prisons
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
MD>MD Personal answerNo, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
MD>MD Personal answerYes, if they pay taxes |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
MD>MD Personal answerYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
Elections › Campaign Finance
MD>MD Personal answerNo, as long as all donations are public knowledge |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
MD>MD Personal answerNo, this system is too expensive |
Elections › Voter Fraud
MD>MD Personal answerYes, this will prevent voter fraud |
the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge
MD>MD Personal answerNo, not until we have depleted all other oil reserves |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but only if they pay taxes |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
MD>MD Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
Social › Safe Spaces
MD>MD Personal answerNo, college is meant to challenge students thoughts and opinions so they are prepared for real life |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Government Spending
MD>MD Personal answerNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
MD>MD Personal answerNo, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote |
Foreign Policy › NATO
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Israel
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors |
Immigration › Border Wall
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but make it a high-tech surveillance barrier instead of a physical one |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
Crime › Defunding the Police
MD>MD Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
MD>MD Personal answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
MD>MD Personal answerYes, any business should be held liable if the primary use of its product is for illegal activity |
Social › First Amendment
MD>MD Personal answerNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement
MD>MD Personal answerYes. If they are within a certain age range and not disabled. |
Domestic Policy › Congressional ban on stock trading
MD>MD Personal answerNo, and their investments should be held in a blind trust |
Social › Niqāb
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections |
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
MD>MD Personal answerYes, and we should create more social programs to help prevent and rehabilitate criminals |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
MD>MD Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
MD>MD Personal answerIncrease, our economy relies on businesses hiring the highest skilled workers at the lowest cost |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices
MD>MD Personal answerNo, the government should not interfere with the free market |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
MD>MD Personal answerNo, and minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
MD>MD Personal answerYes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate |
Healthcare › Vaccine Mandates for Customers
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
MD>MD Personal answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Welfare
MD>MD Personal answerMore, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
MD>MD Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
MD>MD Personal answerYes, test anyone receiving money from the government including employees and politicians |
the Economy › Labor Unions
MD>MD Personal answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
MD>MD Personal answerNo, recession is a natural cycle that purges excess |
Elections › Campaign Finance
MD>MD Personal answerNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
MD>MD Personal answerNo, increasing the capital gains tax will limit investment in our economy |
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
MD>MD Personal answerNo, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
MD>MD Personal answerNo, but maintain our current offshore oil wells |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
MD>MD Personal answerNo, they should pay the same rate as out-of-state students |
Education › Common Core
MD>MD Personal answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
MD>MD Personal answerYes, and use the U.N. peacekeeping forces to protect our interests |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
MD>MD Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to |
the Environment › Fracking
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but not in heavily populated areas |
Healthcare › Obamacare
MD>MD Personal answerNo, open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costs |
Elections › Lobbyists
MD>MD Personal answerNo, the current two-year ban is sufficient |
Elections › Electoral College
MD>MD Personal answerYes, and switch to a ranked voting system |
the Economy › Overtime Pay
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
MD>MD Personal answerNo, and the government should never be allowed to seize private property |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
MD>MD Personal answerIncrease |
Crime › Collective Bargaining
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Science › Nuclear Energy
MD>MD Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
the Environment › Animal Testing
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
MD>MD Personal answerNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead |
Foreign Policy › Torture
MD>MD Personal answerYes, we must use any means necessary to prevent terrorism |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
MD>MD Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
MD>MD Personal answerI am satisfied with the current amount of spending |
Healthcare › VA Privatization
MD>MD Personal answerMore, and replace the VA healthcare system with a personal health savings account |
Education › School Vouchers
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Drones
MD>MD Personal answerYes, the U.S. needs to use all means necessary to combat terrorism |
Science › GMO Labels
MD>MD Personal answerNo, we have selectively bred crops for thousands of years and labeling just adds an unfounded stigma to the science |
Foreign Policy › Taliban Financial Aid
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
MD>MD Personal answerNo, and make it a criminal offense |
Education › Universal Pre-K
MD>MD Personal answerYes, but funding should come from states instead of the federal government |
Transportation › Public Transportation
MD>MD Personal answerNo, and we should privatize more public transportation services |
Education › Charter Schools
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Estate Tax
MD>MD Personal answerNo, I am satisfied with the current rate |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
MD>MD Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
MD>MD Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
MD>MD Personal answerYes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
MD>MD Personal answerNo, Congress should approve all military conflicts |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
MD>MD Personal answerNo, they are not U.S. citizens and do not have constitutional rights |
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
MD>MD Personal answerYes, until other countries are held to the same standards |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Science › Space Exploration
MD>MD Personal answerNo, the government should leave human space travel to private companies |
Foreign Policy › NATO
MD>MD Personal answerYes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power |
the Economy › NAFTA
MD>MD Personal answerYes, NAFTA helps lower the prices of consumer products |
Education › Open for Learning Recovery Benefit Program
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › India Arms
MD>MD Personal answerNo, this will start a global arms race |
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
MD>MD Personal answerYes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
MD>MD Personal answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
MD>MD Personal answerNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
Foreign Policy › Jerusalem
MD>MD Personal answerWe shouldn’t get so involved and declare what the capital of another country is |
Education › School Truancy
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Pension Reform
MD>MD Personal answerYes, pension spending is out of control and must be reduced |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › F-35
MD>MD Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Gig Workers
MD>MD Personal answerNo, they should be classified as independent contractors |
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
MD>MD Personal answerYes |
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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.
You are a centrist on small government and big government issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on keynesian and laissez-faire issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on meritocracy and democracy issues. This theme is only less important to you.
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