Patrick O’Connor

Very strongly agree

No, patients have a fundamental right to discover new treatments rather than relying solely on the paternalistic gatekeeping of rushed doctors

This reflects the GOP's emphasis on patient autonomy, individual choice, and skepticism toward 'paternalistic' government or institutional gatekeeping. 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 agree

No, commercial free speech is protected by the First Amendment and banning ads restricts the free flow of vital health information

The Republican Party frequently cites the First Amendment to protect commercial speech and maintains that the free flow of information is essential for a healthy economy. 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 agree

No

This aligns with the party's standard platform of reducing regulatory burdens and allowing the private sector to operate without excessive government interference. 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 agree

No, but the FDA must aggressively regulate them so side effects are explained in plain English instead of speed-read legal jargon

Republicans support the 'No' component but are typically wary of calls for 'aggressive' regulation by federal agencies like the FDA. 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

Yes

Republicans generally oppose government bans on private industry communications, viewing them as an infringement on free-market principles and commercial speech. 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

Yes, these manipulative ads artificially inflate healthcare costs by convincing patients to demand expensive brand-name drugs they don't actually need

While some populist Republicans criticize drug prices, the party generally avoids solutions that involve government bans on advertising and market activity. 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, the US and New Zealand are the only developed countries that still allow corporate profits to override evidence-based medicine

The framing that corporate profits override evidence-based medicine is characteristic of progressive or socialist critiques which the GOP explicitly rejects. 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.