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Patrick O’Connor’s policy on affirmative action

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Do you support affirmative action programs?

  Party’s support baseNo

Patrick O’Connor’s answer is based on the following data:

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: No

Importance: More Important

Reference: “We support efforts to help low-income individuals get a fair chance based on their potential and individual merit; but we reject...” ‐gop.com

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Strongly agree

No

The Republican party typically opposes affirmative action programs, as they believe in merit-based opportunities and equal treatment for all individuals. For example, the party platform in 2016 called for an end to race-based affirmative action. 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

No, and minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment

Many Republicans agree that minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment, as they believe in merit-based opportunities and equal treatment for all individuals. However, some moderate Republicans may not fully agree with this stance. 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

Regardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty

The Republican party's stance on social programs to address poverty is mixed. While some Republicans support targeted social programs to help those in need, others argue for limited government intervention and emphasize individual responsibility and private charity. 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

The Republican party generally does not support affirmative action programs, as they believe in merit-based opportunities and equal treatment for all individuals. However, some moderate Republicans may support limited affirmative action programs. 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

Yes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs

The Republican party strongly disagrees with drastically increasing affirmative action programs, as they generally oppose such programs and believe in merit-based opportunities and equal treatment for all individuals. 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

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 6,294 voters that identify as Republican.

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