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Not an American, but as a thought experiment...
The Issues
Which of the following issues do you believe will be most important to voters in the year ahead?
Please rank ("1" equals most important).
1 Jobs and the economy
2 Preventing the privatization of Social Security
6 Providing a prescription drug benefit under Medicare
9 Protecting the environment
8 Enacting a strong Patients' Bill of Rights
3 Improving education
5 Restricting access to guns
4 Protecting a woman's right to choose
7 Combating terrorism
10 Strengthening our national defense
__ Other: __________________________________
__ Other: __________________________________
Which of the following issues do you believe will be most important to you personally in the months ahead?
Please rank ("1" equals most important).
2 Jobs and the economy
3 Preventing the privatization of Social Security
4 Providing a prescription drug benefit under Medicare
8 Protecting the environment
9 Enacting a strong Patients' Bill of Rights
1 Improving education
6 Restricting access to guns
7 Protecting a woman's right to choose
5 Combating terrorism
10 Strengthening our national defense
__ Other: __________________________________
__ Other: __________________________________
Privatizing Social Security:
Where do you stand on efforts to privatize Social Security?
[] I support President Bush's plan to invest a portion of the Social Security Trust Fund in the stock market.
[X] I oppose efforts to invest Social Security funds in the stock market.
Prescription Drug Coverage:
Onthe issue of prescription drug coverage, which party's proposal do you think is more attractive to most voters?
[] The Republican plan to provide subsidies to the HMOs to encourage them to offer lower cost coverage to low-income seniors.
[X] The Democratic plan to offer prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
[] Makes no difference. Voters just wantsomething done.
Improving Education:
Please indicate which of the following education proposals you believe will do more to improve schools. Please rank ("1" equals most important).
2 Reducing class size
4 Recruiting better teachers
3 Repairing old schools and buildign new ones
5 Restoring discipline in the classroom
1 Making college more affordable
Protecting the Environment:
Which of the following environmental issues do you think will be more important in your state?
[] Continuing strong clean air standards
[] Cleaning up toxic waste
[] Protecting the Alaskan Arctic Wildlife Refuge
[X] Cooperating with older nations to reduce global warming
Reducing Gun Violence:
How would you characterize our gun laws in America?
[X] We need stronger laws to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and children, and we need to require fingerprinting of bullets to allow law enforcement to identify the owners of guns used in crimes.
[] Our gun laws are about right. We need no new gun control legislation.
[] Our gun laws are too strong and interfere with an individual's right to bear arms.
A Woman's Right to Choose:
What is your opinion about a woman's right to safe and legal abortion?
[X] I support a woman's righ tot choose.
[] I oppose a woman's right to choose and believe we need additional restrictions to limit abortions.
Presidential Preference
Please indicate which leading Democrat you believe would be our strongest candidate for President in 2004.
Henry Wallace ;-)
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