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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports Planned Parenthood and barrier-free services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports legislation protecting Planned Parenthood funding: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Experience as Civil Rights leader will move state forward: Strongly Favors topic 2 Background rooted in civil rights and social justice: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	At NAACP, supported same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Protect and expand protections for LGBTQ Marylanders: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Medicare-for-all is the answer to make healthcare affordable: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Criticized proposals vouchers proposals: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Raise school spending with gambling revenue & legalized pot: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Protecting our planet is not just a moral imperative: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Protecting environment will give back economic opportunities: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Diversion to shrink prison population 30%: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Smart-on-crime policies that create a just system for all: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Universal background checks & gun courts: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Wants governor to join multi-state coalition on gun control: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	New taxes on out-of-state retailers & hedge fund income: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax the top 1% earners by 1% to pay for free college: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Defend DREAMers & champion a pathway to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 For society to be healthy all members need to be embraced: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stand up to Trump's Muslim ban: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Advocate for veterans; honor the Buffalo Soldiers: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Require federal nonpartisan redistricting: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Will set deadline to change to 100% clean, renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Fully legalize marijuana & collect license fees & taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Recognizes the suffering caused from the opioid epidemic: Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Rebuild economy that doesn't leave anyone behind: Opposes topic 20

Ben Jealous is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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