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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion rights are vital to ensuring equality for women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Unwavering support of women's right to health care decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Restore Kentucky Commission on Women; 50% women in Cabinet: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect ObamaCare and expanded Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fully fund government pensions; reform state system: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support teachers with pensions and more in classroom: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Don't make schools profit centers for charter corporations: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Police departments should reflect diversity of community: Opposes topic 9 Investigate the number of untested sexual assault kits: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	No increased tax burden on poor and working Kentuckians: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Think about human impact of anti-immigrant laws: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Jobs for out-of-work coal miners in renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Install solar panels on reclaimed surface mines: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is real; renewables key to tomorrow's jobs: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	More beds in Kentucky to treat the scourge of addition: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Kentucky Kick Start: make Main Streets bustling again: Strongly Favors topic 20

Adam Edelen is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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