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Michael Steele's Positions:

Support affirmative action and its improvements

I support the current system and improvements to the current system, keeping in mind that while we have done very well in affirmative action at our universities across this country, I look at our boardrooms across the country, I look at NBC, CNBC, Fox, all these stations, all the corporate, corporate companies-and I don't see affirmative action necessarily being practiced there when I look at the management, when I look at the leadership, when I look at those who have a decision-making role. Source: 2006 Maryland Senate debate on Meet the Press Oct 29, 2006

Affirmative action programs still necessary to close divides

Q: Are federal affirmative action programs necessary and effective?

A: Studies show enormous disparities still exist in education, healthcare, employment and economic opportunities along racial lines in the United States. I believe programs are still necessary to help close these divides. I support giving people opportunities. Programs must be fair to all Marylanders - of every color - and they should focus on economic empowerment.

Source: Responses to Baltimore Sun Survey Aug 7, 2006

Michael Steele on SenateMatch

Strongly Opposes topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	More funding for adult stem-cell research, but not embryonic: Opposes topic 1 Supports Bush's veto of embryonic stem cell research: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Support stem cell research that does not destroy embryos: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life Republicanism is mainstream of America: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, but we have to live with 33 years of reality: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2:Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Support affirmative action and its improvements: Strongly Favors topic 2 Affirmative action programs still necessary to close divides: Strongly Favors topic 2 Expand minority-owned business opportunities: Strongly Favors topic 2 We're still discovering affirmative action in corporations: Strongly Favors topic 2 Led commitment to $70M in grants to minority-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2
I'm having a real hard time with the republican party at this time. They seem to have became democratic lite. I know, for the most part, that no one person is going to fill 100% of the bill we'd like, but there seems to be a lack of those not drinking the Kool-aid of the demorat-lite punch bowl. Went shopping, and there is very few people out there that can even get into a candidate's position! Till America faces reality, we shall continue down the dark path away from what made this country great, and slide towards the evils of a socialistic/communist government....like America is going to have the morning of January 20th.