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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Planned Parenthood performs late-term partial birth abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 2010: Roe v. Wade is a decided issue; 2015: Overturn it: Opposes topic 1 Ban abortions 20 weeks after fertilization: Opposes topic 1 Liberals believe in protecting flies, but not human life: Opposes topic 1 Sanctity of life, except in the case of rape and incest: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Supports giving legal protection to unborn children: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Women lost 92% of jobs; so lift everyone up, women included: Strongly Opposes topic 2 U.S. will be better off when women have equal opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 2 I don't just Tweet about equal pay; I lead on pay standards: Favors topic 2 Women professionals are not treated the same as men: Favors topic 2 Hired by AT&T after court ordered them to promote more women: Strongly Favors topic 2 Named "Most Powerful Businesswoman", but lists are bad idea: Favors topic 2 In Africa, experienced being only white person in the room: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Supreme Court overstepped by legalizing same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3 Marriage is between a man and a woman; but civil unions ok: Favors topic 3 No same-sex marriage; yes civil unions; repeal DADT: Favors topic 3 Proud conservative vote for Proposition 8: Strongly Opposes topic 3 1976: Worked with monogamous gay couples in college: Favors topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): Opposes 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is failing; replace 10,000 pages with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with state-managed high-risk pools: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Pre-existing conditions is good goal but ObamaCare will fail: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare; it's vast legislative overreach: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Competitive insurance market instead of crony capitalism: Opposes topic 5 Start with medical malpractice reform & more competition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	No Constitutional role for federally set up retirement plans: Strongly Favors topic 6 Challenge the status quo on entitlement reform: Favors topic 6 We can't reform entitlements until we reform government: Neutral on topic 6 Need to change status quo to achieve entitlement reform: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	School choice is the only way to fix education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Common Core limits choices; vouchers allow choices: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core; shrink Dept. of Education: Favors topic 7 Supports competition and accountability in schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports No Child Left Behind & Race to the Top: Opposes topic 7 Make sure that every parent has a choice: Favors topic 7 Supports less federal & more local control of education: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	New EPA regulations will destroy livelihoods & industries: Strongly Favors topic 8 EPA thinks that a fish is more important than 1000's of jobs: Favors topic 8 Regulation won't stop climate change: Favors topic 8 Protect families, not just fish and flies and frogs: Favors topic 8 Account for social & economic impact of Endangered Species: Strongly Favors topic 8 OpEd: Weaken the EPA: Opposes topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	We need to enforce the gun laws we have: Favors topic 10 Strong supporter of Second Amendment gun rights: Favors topic 10 Opposed 1994 assault weapon ban; opposes no-fly list gun ban: Strongly Favors topic 10 Let people on no-fly list purchase guns; it's poorly managed: Strongly Favors topic 10 No-fly list is mismanaged; don't bar gun sales based on it: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut tax code to 3 pages then budget sensibly: Opposes topic 11 Simplify tax code and reduce regulation: Opposes topic 11 Simplify tax code; lower every tax rate; close loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Current tax system is in desperate need of reform: Opposes topic 11 Stimulus package is a failure; more tax cuts instead: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new or increased taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Post federal budgets on Internet for public comment: Opposes topic 11 Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	People tired of just talking about immigration for 25 years: Opposes topic 12 Pathway to legalization, but not full citizenship: Favors topic 12 Yes to DREAM Act; don't punish kids living American dream: Strongly Favors topic 12 Pass immigration reform in a series of bills: Favors topic 12 No comprehensive reform; but yes to DREAM Act: Favors topic 12 Support the Arizona law because feds are not doing their job: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes continued funding of sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Change rules about outsourcing; current climate forces it: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Russia is an adversary, not an ally against ISIS: Favors topic 14 America must lead or the world becomes more dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 14 Aggressive exercises in Baltic; more US troops in Germany: Strongly Favors topic 14 Rebuild missile defense program in Poland: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Lack of American leadership causes world trouble: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Rebuild 6th fleet instead of talking to Putin: Strongly Favors topic 15 We need strongest military & that whole world knows it: Strongly Favors topic 15 No deal with Russia nor Iran on nuclear cooperation: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Hillary shouldn't accept foreign money in her PAC: Favors topic 16 Abolish earmarks; limit federal salaries: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	ISIS & Iran are bigger threats than climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm the Kurds, the Emiratis, and more: Strongly Opposes topic 17 More than 50 boots on the ground in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm the Kurds and other allies in the Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 US must provide resources & leadership in fight against ISIS: Favors topic 17 I would have walked away from Iran talks & imposed sanctions: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm the Kurds against ISIS: Opposes topic 17 Break off Iran nuclear negotiations; keep sanctions: Opposes topic 17 Impose crippling sanctions on Iran: Opposes topic 17 Opposes timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Pass the Keystone Pipeline even if Obama vetoes it: Opposes topic 18 Dealing with global warming requires a global solution: Opposes topic 18 Use every source, including nuclear and clean coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Marijuana is a very complex chemical substance, unlike beer: Strongly Favors topic 19 Marijuana laws should be left to the states: Opposes topic 19 I don't support legal pot, but I support states' pot choice: Opposes topic 19 Drug addiction is an epidemic that takes our young people: Favors topic 19 Stepdaughter died of addiction; invest in treatment of drugs: Opposes topic 19 Provide Mexico support in war on drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	US should uplift small businesses, not crony capitalism: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Stimulus package is a failure; more tax cuts instead: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Key to recovery is less government, taxation, & regulation: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I will vote against every tax increase; cut waste instead: Strongly Opposes topic 20