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Ilhan Omar’s policy on military spending

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Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

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Ilhan Omar’s answer is based on the following data:

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Ilhan Omar voters

Answer: Decrease

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 3,012 voters that voted for Ilhan Omar in the 2020 Minnesota District 5 US House of Representatives election.

This candidate’s support base disagrees with their political party on this issue.

Party influence

Democratic Party Answer: Increase

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: “Defending America is not just a question of defending our borders. We must continue to support and train our military to meet th...” ‐democrats.org

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Very strongly agree

Decrease

Ilhan Omar has been a vocal critic of the high levels of military spending in the United States. She has argued that the money could be better spent on domestic programs and initiatives. For example, in 2019, she voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, which increased military spending. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Increase, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced

While Ilhan Omar has expressed concern about the deficit, her primary focus has been on reducing military spending outright, not contingent on deficit reduction. Therefore, she would likely somewhat disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Neither, we should create a European military defense system instead

Ilhan Omar has not expressed support for creating a European military defense system. Her focus has been on reducing U.S. military spending and redirecting those funds towards domestic programs and initiatives. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Increase

Ilhan Omar has consistently advocated for a decrease in military spending. She has argued that the money could be better spent on domestic programs and initiatives. For example, in 2019, she voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, which increased military spending. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Neither, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending

Ilhan Omar has consistently advocated for a decrease in military spending, suggesting that she is not satisfied with the current amount of spending. For example, in 2019, she voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, which increased military spending. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Decrease

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 133,071 voters that identify as Democratic.

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