Title: Sen.
First: Skip
Last: Layne
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Picture: I guess Nader's.
Home State: Texas
Political Influence Points: 25
Starting Funds: 500,000
Primaries Description: "Quirky, radical, hippie, folk singer who tells people he's a senator. Can he win?"
General Election Description:"The Democrats are in trouble...."
How Well Known: Medium
How Well Established: 2
Language Bonus: 4
Leadership: 4
Integrity: 5
Experience: 1
Issue Familiarity: 3
Charisma: 5
Stamina: 2
Debating: 5
Percentage Goal: 51%
Seats Goal: 270
Platform:
Abortion:
Far-Left - Full reproductive rights for women! Only appoint pro-choice judges to Supreme Court and extend abortion rights!
Balanced Budget:
Left - Increase government spending on social programs, a deficit is acceptable.
Business Tax:
Left - Moderate increase in business taxes. Close loopholes.
Campaign Finance Reform:
Center-Left - We need to significantly reduce corporate and union donations. Ban soft money contributions.
Education:
Center-Left - Support our public school system. Private school vouchers drain resources from public schools. Increase funding.
Environment:
Left - The environment and gobal warming is a major concern. Ratify Kyoto. Increase environmental regulations and pollution cleanup.
Free Trade:
Left - We need to erect large tariff barriers to protect all our industries and our labor market. Pull out of free trade agreements.
Gun Control:
Center - Gun control is a state issue. Responsible gun ownership is fine.
Health Care:
Far-Left - We need a completely public health care system! Publically funded, universal health care insurance. Health care is a right!
Immigration:
Center - Enforce current laws and tighter border security but allow room for a guest-worker program.
Military Funding:
Far-Left - Drastically cut military funding, establish a Department of Peace.
Military Doctrine:
Left - Intervening in other countries is another way of saying 'empire building.'
Personal Tax:
Center-Left - Keep taxes progressive because it is fair and balanced. Exempt the very poor from taxes.
Social Security:
Left - No to private investment and personal retirement accounts, increase funding.
Nation-Building:
Left - We should work with the UN and peacekeepers, war is out of date.
Civil Rights:
Left - Promote affirmative action to battle racism. Make all federal agencies follow strict quotas. Support same-sex marriage.
China:
Center - Monitor China within the World Trade Organization. Defend Taiwan.
Crime:
Left - Prevention, no death penalty or prison industry. Additional penalties for crimes on gender, race, sexual orientation.
Bob Roberts?
