More conservative than 61% of 2024 presidential candidates
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These are third-party academic estimates of one left–right dimension, computed by researchers from roll-call votes or campaign donors. They are not Poliscope’s judgment. Each source uses its own scale, so compare people within a source rather than across sources.
On the Compass
Record Statements
EconomyShared provisionIndividual choice
← More shared provisionMore individual choice →- Record: 33% toward more individual choice · high confidence · 3 answers
- Statements: 67% toward more individual choice · low confidence · 1 answer
From the record- When a service is essential, should it usually be provided publicly or chosen privately?Slightly Usually personal choice
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring personal choice over public provision. · 100% of readings agreed
- Should tax policy focus more on narrowing income differences, or on letting people keep more of what they earn?Slightly Leave more control with earners
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with leaving more control of earnings with individuals. · 100% of readings agreed
- Should communities have more say when essential local assets change hands?Slightly More owner discretion
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring owner discretion. · 100% of readings agreed
From their statements- Should tax policy focus more on narrowing income differences, or on letting people keep more of what they earn?Somewhat Leave more control with earners
Haley's Freedom Plan focuses on tax relief, cutting income taxes, eliminating the federal gas tax, and making small-business tax cuts permanent.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Op-ed outlining economic Freedom Plan · Sep 25, 2023 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
“My Freedom Plan will take power from Washington and give it back to the American people. As history proves, they're the only ones who will outcompete and ultimately defeat China. Restoring freedom starts with financial freedom. Every middle-class family will get thousands of dollars in tax relief. We'll completely eliminate the federal gas and diesel tax. We'll cut income taxes for working families. And we'll make the small-business relief in the 2017 tax cuts permanent.”
- Position reported in news · Op-ed outlining economic Freedom Plan · Sep 25, 2023 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
Work and wagesWorker protectionsNegotiated flexibility
← More collective worker protectionsMore individually negotiated flexibility →- Record: 33% toward more individually negotiated flexibility · high confidence · 3 answers
- Statements: 67% toward more individually negotiated flexibility · medium confidence · 2 answers
From the record- Should pay and conditions be negotiated mainly through collective agreements or individual agreements?Slightly More individual agreements
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring individual over collective agreements. · 100% of readings agreed
- Should work schedules follow common predictability rules or arrangements negotiated worker by worker?Slightly Individually negotiated arrangements
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring individually negotiated work arrangements. · 100% of readings agreed
- Should employees have a formal collective role in major workplace decisions or influence those decisions through individual agreements?Slightly Individual agreements
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring individual agreements over collective representation. · 100% of readings agreed
From their statements- Should pay and conditions be negotiated mainly through collective agreements or individual agreements?Somewhat More individual agreements
Haley supports the right of citizens to refuse to join a union and opposes subsidizing striking workers with state unemployment benefits.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · State of the State address remarks on unions and striking workers · Jan 18, 2012 · Reported by scstatehouse.gov
“We will protect the right of every private and public citizen to refuse to join a union, and, by Executive Order, I will make it clear that our State will not subsidize striking workers by paying them unemployment benefits.”
- Position reported in news · State of the State address remarks on unions and striking workers · Jan 18, 2012 · Reported by scstatehouse.gov
- Should employees have a formal collective role in major workplace decisions or influence those decisions through individual agreements?Somewhat Individual agreements
Haley supports the right of citizens to refuse to join a union, favoring individual agreements over collective representation.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · State of the State address remarks on unions and striking workers · Jan 18, 2012 · Reported by scstatehouse.gov
“We will protect the right of every private and public citizen to refuse to join a union, and, by Executive Order, I will make it clear that our State will not subsidize striking workers by paying them unemployment benefits.”
- Position reported in news · State of the State address remarks on unions and striking workers · Jan 18, 2012 · Reported by scstatehouse.gov
Safety netAutomatic supportIndividual responsibility
← Broader automatic supportMore individual responsibility →- Record: 33% toward more individual responsibility · high confidence · 4 answers
- Statements: 67% toward more individual responsibility · low confidence · 1 answer
From the record- Should income support be more automatic during periods without work?Slightly More individual responsibility
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring individual responsibility over automatic support. · 100% of readings agreed
- Should public benefits be broadly available or concentrated on people with the greatest financial need?Slightly More means-tested eligibility
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring targeted or means-tested benefits. · 100% of readings agreed
- Should public help with healthcare costs be broadly guaranteed or targeted to people unable to afford care?Slightly Targeted assistance
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with favoring targeted assistance over broad guarantees. · 100% of readings agreed
- Should public retirement benefits provide a broad income floor or focus assistance on people with few other resources?Slightly Assistance focused on financial need
Donor ideology score is positive, which correlates with focusing assistance on financial need. · 100% of readings agreed
From their statements- Should income support be more automatic during periods without work?Somewhat More individual responsibility
Haley opposes paying unemployment benefits to striking workers, emphasizing individual responsibility over state-subsidized support.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · State of the State address remarks on unions and striking workers · Jan 18, 2012 · Reported by scstatehouse.gov
“We will protect the right of every private and public citizen to refuse to join a union, and, by Executive Order, I will make it clear that our State will not subsidize striking workers by paying them unemployment benefits.”
- Position reported in news · State of the State address remarks on unions and striking workers · Jan 18, 2012 · Reported by scstatehouse.gov
- LibertyCommon safeguardsNo recordPersonal discretion
Change and traditionEstablished customsChanging norms
← More continuity with established customsMore adaptation to changing norms →- Record: 33% toward more continuity with established customs · low confidence · 2 answers
- Statements: 67% toward more continuity with established customs · low confidence · 1 answer
From the record- When social expectations change, should public institutions put more weight on preserving established customs or adapting to newer norms?Slightly Preserve established customs
Repealing Common Core standards in favor of state-specific standards indicates a preference for preserving established local customs and control over national norms.
50% of readings agreed
- Executive action · Signed legislation repealing Common Core standards in South Carolina · May 30, 2014 · Official action reported by edweek.org
“Republican Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed a bill that requires the state to adopt new content standards for the 2015-16 school year and drop the Common Core State Standards.”
- Executive action · Signed legislation repealing Common Core standards in South Carolina · May 30, 2014 · Official action reported by edweek.org
- Should schools give more emphasis to established cultural traditions or to emerging cultural perspectives?Slightly Established cultural traditions
Repealing Common Core standards to adopt state-designed standards reflects a preference for local control and established educational traditions.
50% of readings agreed
- Executive action · Signed legislation repealing Common Core standards in South Carolina · May 30, 2014 · Official action reported by edweek.org
“Republican Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed a bill that requires the state to adopt new content standards for the 2015-16 school year and drop the Common Core State Standards.”
- Executive action · Signed legislation repealing Common Core standards in South Carolina · May 30, 2014 · Official action reported by edweek.org
From their statements- Should schools give more emphasis to established cultural traditions or to emerging cultural perspectives?Somewhat Established cultural traditions
Haley advocates for teaching students patriotic values and 'the truth about America' as 'the greatest nation,' rejecting newer critical perspectives.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Commencement speech remarks on patriotic education · May 6, 2023 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
“Ninety percent of students today are being taught to hate America. They should be taught the truth about America - that this is the greatest nation in the history of the world.”
- Position reported in news · Commencement speech remarks on patriotic education · May 6, 2023 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
- InstitutionsPublic controlNo recordIndependent institutions
WorldLocal self-directionInternational cooperation
← More local self-directionMore international cooperation →- Record: Not in the record
- Statements: 67% toward more local self-direction · low confidence · 1 answer
From their statements- When problems cross borders, should countries keep more decisions under their own control, or share more decisions with other countries?Somewhat Keep decisions closer to home
Haley supported the United States withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council, favoring national control over international oversight.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Remarks on withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council · Jun 19, 2018 · Reported by 2017-2021.state.gov
“Therefore, as we said we would do a year ago if we did not see any progress, the United States is officially withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council.”
- Position reported in news · Remarks on withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council · Jun 19, 2018 · Reported by 2017-2021.state.gov
Levels of governmentLocal discretionNational standards
← More local discretionMore national standards →- Record: 33% toward more local discretion · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: 67% toward more local discretion · low confidence · 1 answer
From the record- Should national consumer protections set a common rule for every state or leave states more room to set their own rules?Slightly More state discretion
Signed legislation to repeal national Common Core standards and establish state-specific educational standards, favoring state discretion.
50% of readings agreed
- Executive action · Signed legislation repealing Common Core standards in South Carolina · May 30, 2014 · Official action reported by edweek.org
“Republican Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed a bill that requires the state to adopt new content standards for the 2015-16 school year and drop the Common Core State Standards.”
- Executive action · Signed legislation repealing Common Core standards in South Carolina · May 30, 2014 · Official action reported by edweek.org
From their statements- Should national consumer protections set a common rule for every state or leave states more room to set their own rules?Somewhat More state discretion
Haley states that major policy decisions, such as marijuana legalization, are best decided at the state level rather than nationally.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Interview remarks on marijuana legalization and states' rights · May 29, 2023 · Reported by marijuanamoment.net
“I think these types of decisions are best decided at the state level”
- Position reported in news · Interview remarks on marijuana legalization and states' rights · May 29, 2023 · Reported by marijuanamoment.net
How this works
AI-assisted reading of the cited public record; answers the same questions as the Poliscope Compass. Record and statements are shown separately and never averaged.
- Record: votes, sponsorships, executive actions, scorecards and academic scores.
- Statements: their own words in platforms, questionnaires, campaign sites, messaging and quotes reported in news.
- Fainter marks carry lower confidence.
- Record: method record-reading-v1 · prompt compass-person-placement-v3 · 3 items read · Oct 23, 2026 · Reviewed
- Statements: method record-reading-v1 · prompt compass-person-placement-v3 · 8 items read · Oct 23, 2026 · Reviewed
Coverage
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13 stories · since May 2026 · Left 0 · Center 9 · Right 2 of the 11 shown
Center · 9
Trump leans into Islamophobic rhetoric at Michigan rallyNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Politics · Oct 25, 2026
Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged motherWPLG Local 10 · Oct 22, 2026
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged motherWPLG Local 10 · Oct 22, 2026
Vance says Republicans shouldn't complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged motherWPLG Local 10 · Oct 21, 2026
Sen. Darline Graham wins the Republican Senate primary runoff in South CarolinaNBC Miami Politics · Aug 26, 2026
Trump's sway is tested as Graham, Norman compete in South Carolina special GOP Senate primaryWPLG Local 10 – Politics · Aug 25, 2026
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Vermont’s state primaryWPLG Local 10 – Main Feed · Aug 10, 2026
Gov. DeSantis reappoints Stacy Plean to Palm Beach State College BoardFlorida Politics · May 4, 2026
Road closed? CNN’s Harry Enten sees no 2028 ‘lane’ for Ron DeSantis despite redistricting winFlorida Politics · May 4, 2026
Right · 2
New poll complicates Vance’s status as Trump’s likely 2028 heir apparentFox News Politics · Jul 23, 2026
Disgraced Ex-CNN Anchor Eyes Presidential RunThe Daily Wire · Jul 16, 2026
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