Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021.
These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.
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John F. Kerry’s answer is based on the following data:
Answer: Yes
Reference: “I don’t think it hurts the things I thought it would; lesson learned,” he said. “You evolve with these things. You see through ...” ‐politico.com
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Answer: Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies
Importance: Most Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 294 voters that voted for John F. Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election.
Democratic Party Answer: Yes
Importance: Most Important
Reference: “The President and Attorney General announced in February 2011 that the Department of Justice would no longer defend Section 3 of...” ‐whitehouse.gov
Strongly agree
No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage
John Kerry supported civil unions for same-sex couples during his 2004 campaign. He believed that same-sex couples should have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, but he did not fully support calling these unions 'marriage'. 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.
Agree
Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies
John Kerry might agree with this statement to some extent. While he did not fully support the legalization of same-sex marriage, he did believe in the rights of religious institutions to make their own decisions on this matter. 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.
Neutral
Take the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision
There is no historical evidence to suggest that John Kerry supported taking the government out of marriage and making it a religious decision during his 2004 campaign. 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.
Slightly disagree
No
John Kerry did not fully oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage during his 2004 campaign. He was more in favor of civil unions, hence the score of -1. 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
Yes
During his 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry did not fully support the legalization of same-sex marriage. However, he did not strongly oppose it either, hence the score of -2. 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
No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman
While John Kerry did not fully support the legalization of same-sex marriage during his 2004 campaign, he did not believe that marriage should be strictly defined as between a man and a woman. He supported civil unions for same-sex couples, hence the score of -3. 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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Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes
Importance: Most Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 68,394 voters that identify as Democratic.
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