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Victor Mitchell (R)
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Gwen Graham (D)
Andrew Gillum (D)
Adam Putnam (R)
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Georgia:
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Casey Cagle (R)
Hunter Hill (R)
Stacey Abrams (D)
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Ige(D)
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Daniel Biss (D)
Chris Kennedy (D)
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar (D)
J.B. Pritzker (D)
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Rich Leopold (D)
Andy McGuire (D)
Nate Boulton (D)
Victor Mitchell(D)
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Wink Hartman(R)
Carl Brewer(D)
Laura Kelly(D)
Greg Orman(I)
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Shawn Moody(R)
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Jay Gonzalez (D)
Bob Massie (D)
Michigan:
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Abdul El-Sayed (D)
A.G.Bill Schuette (R)
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Tim Walz (DFL)
Matt Dean (R)
Rebecca Otto (DFL)
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman (DFL)
House Majority Leader Erin Murphy (DFL)
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vs.Johnson(R)
Missouri:
Eric Greitens(R;resigned)
Mike Parson(R;ascended)
Nebraska:
Pete Ricketts (R)
vs.Bob Krist(D)
Nevada:
Fisher(R)
vs. Sisolak(D)
vs.Laxalt(R)
vs.Schwartz(R)
New Hampshire:
Chris Sununu
vs.Steve Marchand (D, Portsmouth Mayor)
vs.Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian)
New Jersey(2017):
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (R, won 2017 primary)
Phil Murphy(D, won 2017 election)
vs.Ray Lesniak(D, lost 2017 primary)
Mayor Steve Fulop (declined Dem. primary, Sept. 2016)
Seth Kaper-Dale(G)
New Mexico:
Lujan-Grisham
vs.Apodaca (D)
vs.Cervantes(D)
vs.Pearce(R)
New York:
Cuomo(D)
vs.Nixon(D)
vs.Molinaro(R)
vs.Hawkins(G)
Ohio:
Jim Renacci (R)
Betty Sutton (D)
Mary Taylor (R)
Mike DeWine (R)
Joe Schiavoni(D)
Jon Husted(R)
Nan Whaley(D)
Connie Pillich (D)
vs.Dennis Kucinich(D)
vs.Richard Cordray(D)
Oklahoma:
Gary Richardson(R)
Kevin Stitt(R)
Mick Cornett(R)
vs.Connie Johnson(D)
vs.Scott Inman(D)
vs.joe Maldonado(L)
vs.Chris Powell(L)
Oregon:
Brown(D)
vs.Buehler(R)
Pennsylvania:
Wolf(D)
vs.Fetterman(D,Lt.Gov.)
vs.Krawchuk(Libertarian)
vs.Wagner (R)
vs.Barletta(R,declined)
vs.Krawchuk(L)
Rhode Island:
Raimondo(D)
vs.Brown(D)
vs.Fung(R)
vs.Morgan(R)
South Carolina:
McMaster(R)
vs.McGill(R)
vs.Pope(R)
vs.Templeton(R)
vs.Smith(D)
vs.Bryant(R)
South Dakota:
Marty Jackley (R)
Rep. Kristi Noem (R)
Billie Sutton (D)
Tennessee:
Karl Dean(D)
vs.Mark Green(R)
vs.Diane Black(R)
vs. Bill Lee(R)
Texas:
Abbott(R)
vs.White(D)
vs.Glass(L)
vs.Valdez(D)
Vermont:
Scott(R)
Stern(D)
Hallquist(D)
Virginia(2017):
Northam(D)
vs.Perriello(D)
vs.Wittman(R)
vs.Gillespie(R)
Wisconsin:
Gov. Scott Walker(R)
Bob Harlow (D)
Kathleen Vinehout (D)
vs.Kelda Helen Roys(D)
vs. Tony Evers(D)
Wyoming:
Dahlin(R)
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vs. Gordon(R)
vs.Rammell(C)
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Deval Patrick on Abortion
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Click here for 3 full quotes on Abortion
OR background on Abortion.
- Supported 35-foot buffer zone at abortion clinics. (Jul 2009)
- Decisions on abortion should be made by women. (Jan 2006)
- Support for stem cell research. (Sep 2005)
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Deval Patrick on Budget & Economy
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Click here for 6 full quotes on Budget & Economy
OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Trickle-down fantasies got us into recession to begin with. (Sep 2012)
- Closed $9 billion budget gap. (Jan 2010)
- We're broke, not poor: recession is temporary. (Jan 2009)
- $1.1 in cuts in services this year, including many layoffs. (Jan 2009)
- Focus on stimulating economic growth via local aid. (Sep 2006)
- Focus on selling Massachusetts. (Sep 2005)
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Deval Patrick on Civil Rights
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Click here for 8 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR background on Civil Rights.
- 1985: defended community activists in Alabama voter case. (Jun 2018)
- Today in Massachusetts, you can marry whomever you love. (Sep 2012)
- 1970s: Routinely stopped by police, on foot in Milton MA. (Apr 2011)
- Daughter Katherine came out as lesbian at age 19. (Apr 2011)
- Supports equal marriage rights for gays. (Jan 2006)
- Former civil rights prosecutor under President Clinton. (Jan 2006)
- Close the racial and ethnic gap in health. (Sep 2005)
- Crafted “mend it, don’t end it” for affirmative action. (Jan 1997)
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Deval Patrick on Corporations
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Click here for 6 full quotes on Corporations
OR background on Corporations.
- Opportunity requires growth, and growth requires investment. (Jan 2013)
- Financial bottom line is not the only bottom line. (Apr 2011)
- Local capital for local biz, & state pays for infrastructure. (Sep 2006)
- Regulation at the speed of business. (Sep 2005)
- Access to start-up capital for small businesses. (Sep 2005)
- Focused on fair lending practices in Clinton Admin. (Jan 1997)
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Deval Patrick on Crime
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Click here for 10 full quotes on Crime
OR background on Crime.
- Police & black people often don't understand each other. (Nov 2014)
- Marathon bomber will die in prison, one way or another. (Jan 2014)
- Reform mandatory sentencing law: longer time for 3rd felony. (Jan 2012)
- Comprehensive reentry program with job training & education. (Jan 2012)
- Criticized for urging DNA tests in rape cases. (Apr 2011)
- As NAACP lawyer, freed wrongly convicted death row inmate. (Apr 2011)
- Misuse of CORI system prevents getting back on their feet. (Jan 2009)
- Supports criminal rehabilitation and alternative sentencing. (Nov 2006)
- Focus on guns & gang violence, not immigration status. (Sep 2006)
- Opposes death penalty. (Jun 2006)
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Deval Patrick on Education
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Click here for 13 full quotes on Education
OR background on Education.
- Invest in education, innovation, infrastructure. (Jan 2013)
- Favors MCAS, but not as only measure of education reform. (Sep 2006)
- Incentives & merit pay on school-wide basis only. (Sep 2006)
- Veto moratorium, but cap charters until funding is reformed. (Sep 2006)
- Supports unionized Horace Mann charter over regular charters. (Jun 2006)
- Supports MCAS but would add a science test and other tests. (Jun 2006)
- Cap charter schools until funding formulas improved. (Apr 2006)
- Expand early education opportunities. (Sep 2005)
- Extend the school day, and explore extending the school year. (Sep 2005)
- Reduce class sizes; offer more after-school programs. (Sep 2005)
- Supports charter schools. (Sep 2005)
- Improve assessment tools including MCAS and beyond. (Sep 2005)
- Reinvest in public higher education. (Sep 2005)
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Deval Patrick on Energy & Oil
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Click here for 9 full quotes on Energy & Oil
OR background on Energy & Oil.
- At Texaco: stop arguing about climate change & seek solution. (Apr 2011)
- Develop solar power projects to generate 250 MW by 2017. (Jul 2009)
- Make Massachusetts a global center for alternative energy. (Sep 2006)
- Cut Energy costs and develop renewable energy. (Sep 2005)
- Support renewable energy like Cape Wind. (Sep 2005)
- Tax credits for energy efficient cars. (Sep 2005)
- Foster alternative energy businesses. (Sep 2005)
- Convert state fleet to hybrids and fuel-efficient cars. (Sep 2005)
- Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit. (Nov 2011)
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Deval Patrick on Environment
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Click here for 4 full quotes on Environment
OR background on Environment.
- Engage in DC regulatory fight to protect our fishing fleet. (Sep 2006)
- Actively protect water and wetlands. (Sep 2005)
- Focus on environmental justice in poor communities. (Sep 2005)
- Invest in public transportation & smart growth. (Sep 2005)
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Deval Patrick on Government Reform
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Click here for 4 full quotes on Government Reform
OR background on Government Reform.
- To be in the leadership business, govern for the long-term. (Jan 2014)
- Show up & vote, to claim a stake in government. (Apr 2011)
- 2007: Deny myth that government only serves the powerful. (Aug 2008)
- Limit campaign donations. (Nov 2006)
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Deval Patrick on Health Care
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Click here for 12 full quotes on Health Care
OR background on Health Care.
- ObamaCare is interconnected with debt and other problems. (Nov 2014)
- Replace fee-for-service model with quality-of-care model. (Jan 2012)
- 98% of all Massachusetts citizens now have health insurance. (Jan 2009)
- Pursue cost-savings ideas within new health reform mandate. (Sep 2006)
- Supports employer uninsured healthcare assessment, plus more. (Jun 2006)
- Supports Health Access and Affordability Act. (Sep 2005)
- Finance catastrophic health coverage. (Sep 2005)
- Negotiate bulk drug purchases under governor’s authority. (Sep 2005)
- Invest in prevention. (Sep 2005)
- Focus on prevention and wellness programs. (Sep 2005)
- Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year. (Oct 2009)
- 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health. (Apr 2010)
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Deval Patrick on Immigration
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Click here for 3 full quotes on Immigration
OR background on Immigration.
- In-state tuition ok for illegals; focus on employers. (Sep 2006)
- Drivers licenses for illegals, for security and safety. (Sep 2006)
- Supports in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants. (Nov 2005)
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Deval Patrick on Jobs
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Click here for 5 full quotes on Jobs
OR background on Jobs.
- Address "skills gap" by aligned community college strategy. (Jan 2012)
- At Coca Cola: transform employment practices and policies. (Apr 2011)
- Pledge to work with AFL-CIO means being open to all voices. (Sep 2006)
- Increase the minimum wage. (Sep 2005)
- Increase small business access to credit. (May 2010)
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Deval Patrick on Local Issues
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Click here for 4 full quotes on Local Issues
OR background on Local Issues.
Big Dig
- Governor should take responsibility and get Big Dig reform. (Sep 2006)
- Big Dig cost overruns are why people question taxes. (Sep 2006)
Transportation
- New rail to Assembly Square, Worcester, and the Cape. (Jan 2014)
- Saved $250M by abolishing the Turnpike Authority. (Jan 2010)
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Deval Patrick on Principles & Values
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Click here for 20 full quotes on Principles & Values
OR background on Principles & Values.
- Joined Bain Capital, lecture tour "Reinvesting in America". (Jul 2017)
- Learned Arabic while crossing the Sudanese desert. (Apr 2011)
- My life is often described as "improbable". (Apr 2011)
- Father left family when Deval was age four. (Apr 2011)
- Born in grandmother's bed, with no doctor. (Apr 2011)
- Bullied at school as "high yellow": not black enough. (Apr 2011)
- Circumstances, however difficult, need not be permanent. (Apr 2011)
- Met wife, at Halloween party, while dressed as Masai warrior. (Apr 2011)
- Father & grandfather were accomplished jazz musicians. (Apr 2011)
- Faith is less about what you say & more about how you live. (Apr 2011)
- American idealism: believe we can perfect our country. (Apr 2011)
- 2007: Just words? No, rhetoric can be inspirational vision. (Apr 2011)
- Learned "WASP Code" at Milton Academy. (Apr 2011)
- Grace and generosity feel contrarian in today's culture. (Apr 2011)
- Running to reach out to all & create a stake in the future. (Sep 2006)
- Do we stay on this path, or do we make a change? (Sep 2006)
- Outsider governor balances entrenched establishment. (Sep 2006)
- Brings leadership and grassroots power to Beacon Hill. (Sep 2006)
- Patrick wins first test at caucuses, by 2-1 margin. (Feb 2006)
- Galvin withdraws; it’s head-to-head against Tom Reilly. (Dec 2005)
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Deval Patrick on Tax Reform
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Click here for 10 full quotes on Tax Reform
OR background on Tax Reform.
- Reduce sales tax; and raise income tax. (Jan 2013)
- Let municipalities raise property, meals, and lodging taxes. (Jan 2009)
- Cut property tax; expand circuit breaker & senior exemption. (Sep 2006)
- Tax rollback is shell game, shifting burden to property tax. (Sep 2006)
- Cut the property tax, not the income tax. (Sep 2006)
- Restore local aid so towns can cut property taxes. (Jun 2006)
- Supports local meals tax and local-option taxes. (Jun 2006)
- Opposes tax rollback because it would raise property taxes. (May 2006)
- Allow cities to raise local meals tax-trust local officials. (Jan 2006)
- $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants. (Jan 2008)
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Deval Patrick on Technology
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Click here for 5 full quotes on Technology
OR background on Technology.
- Imagine a 21st Century transportation network. (Jan 2013)
- Our citizens do not want less transportation; they want more. (Jan 2013)
- Don't just talk about it; invest in life sciences & biotech. (Sep 2012)
- Invest in broadband, wind turbines, roads & rails. (Jan 2009)
- Supports state-wide WiFi. (Sep 2005)
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Deval Patrick on Welfare & Poverty
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Click here for 5 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty
OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Housing First strategy: 1,000 families out of shelters. (Jan 2012)
- Saw severe poverty in 1970s West Africa. (Apr 2011)
- As law student, won Legal Aid landlord-tenant cases. (Apr 2011)
- Increase funding for employment and job training programs. (Nov 2006)
- Promote more multi-family housing starts. (Sep 2005)
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supported 35-foot buffer zone at abortion clinics: Favors topic 1 Decisions on abortion should be made by women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Support for stem cell research: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| 1985: defended community activists in Alabama voter case: Strongly Favors topic 2 1970s: Routinely stopped by police, on foot in Milton MA: Strongly Favors topic 2 Former civil rights prosecutor under President Clinton: Favors topic 2 Crafted “mend it, don’t end it” for affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Today in Massachusetts, you can marry whomever you love: Strongly Favors topic 3 Today in Massachusetts, you can marry whomever you love: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports equal marriage rights for gays: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Increase funding for employment and job training programs: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| ObamaCare is interconnected with debt and other problems: Favors topic 5 Pursue cost-savings ideas within new health reform mandate: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports employer uninsured healthcare assessment, plus more: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports Health Access and Affordability Act: Strongly Favors topic 5 Finance catastrophic health coverage: Favors topic 5 Negotiate bulk drug purchases under governor’s authority: Favors topic 5 Focus on prevention and wellness programs: Favors topic 5 Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Neutral on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Veto moratorium, but cap charters until funding is reformed: Opposes topic 7 Supports unionized Horace Mann charter over regular charters: Opposes topic 7 Cap charter schools until funding formulas improved: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Expand early education opportunities: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports charter schools: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| As NAACP lawyer, freed wrongly convicted death row inmate: Opposes topic 8 Actively protect water and wetlands: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Focus on environmental justice in poor communities: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Police & black people often don't understand each other: Opposes topic 9 Marathon bomber will die in prison, one way or another: Favors topic 9 Reform mandatory sentencing law: longer time for 3rd felony: Favors topic 9 Comprehensive reentry program with job training & education: Opposes topic 9 Criticized for urging DNA tests in rape cases: Opposes topic 9 Supports criminal rehabilitation and alternative sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Opposes death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| More gun safety measures to help stop tragedies: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Strengthen existing gun laws; require background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Focus on guns & gang violence, not immigration status: Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Tax rollback is shell game, shifting burden to property tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Cut the property tax, not the income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Allow cities to raise local meals tax-trust local officials: Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| In-state tuition ok for illegals; focus on employers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Drivers licenses for illegals, for security and safety: Favors topic 12 Supports in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| New airports open our doors to new markets: Favors topic 13 |
Neutral on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Neutral on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Show up & vote, to claim a stake in government: Favors topic 16 Limit campaign donations: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Obama ended war in Iraq & is ending war in Afghanistan: Favors topic 17 Bush was careless in starting Iraq war: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Develop solar power projects to generate 250 MW by 2017: Strongly Favors topic 18 Make Massachusetts a global center for alternative energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cut Energy costs and develop renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Support renewable energy like Cape Wind: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tax credits for energy efficient cars: Favors topic 18 Convert state fleet to hybrids and fuel-efficient cars: Favors topic 18 Invest in public transportation & smart growth: Strongly Favors topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Warehousing non-violent offenders is a costly policy failure: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Reduce sales tax; and raise income tax: Favors topic 20 Let municipalities raise property, meals, and lodging taxes: Favors topic 20 Focus on stimulating economic growth via local aid: Strongly Favors topic 20 Increase the minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
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