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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right: Strongly Favors topic 1 Right to free abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose all restrictions on access to abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Legally require hiring more women/minorities: Strongly Favors topic 2 Promote a multicultural/multiethnic presence: Favors topic 2 Blacks & women have been historically discriminated against: Strongly Favors topic 2 Assure equal rights by gender, race, & age: Strongly Favors topic 2 Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 End all restrictions on marriages and sodomy laws: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Keep God out of the public sphere: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Expand welfare with guaranteed income for all: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes ObamaCare because it allows private sector: Strongly Opposes topic 5 National health care system for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5 National single-payer healthcare system: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Retirement at age 55 with $25,000 annual income: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes vouchers for school choice: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Full and equal funding of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Promote universal access to education: Opposes topic 7 Supports public school vouchers: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Support the EPA: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Require companies to clean up their own toxic waste: Opposes topic 8 Massive federal investment in infrastructure: Opposes topic 8 Public ownership of all natural resources: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Support sustainable organic agriculture & family farms: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Invest in rural infrastructure & public transportation: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Base justice system on mediation and rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Eliminate the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Reduce prison sentences for non-violent crime: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	No absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Right to bear arms needed for oppressed people: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict sales; require licensing; strengthen enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Higher taxes on the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 Steeply graduated income tax and estate tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Limit maximum income to 10 times minimum income: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12 End the militarization of the US/Mexican border: Favors topic 12 Give sanctuary to illegal immigrants & full social services: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Freeÿtradeÿcauses global inequalities & job loss: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Withdraw from NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, and IMF: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fair trade instead of NAFTA, CAFTA, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose this false notion of American exceptionalism: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Oppose expanding the military: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Close down all foreign military bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Reduce weaponry & defense spending significantly: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of campaigns, with free TV access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Promote public funding of elections: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements & regime change abroad: Strongly Favors topic 17 Stop the Iraq War immediately: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Prioritize green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Develop solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower and biomass: Strongly Favors topic 18 Phase out nuclear power; rejoin Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transfer interstate highway funding to high-speed rail: Favors topic 18 Support Kyoto; phaseout nuclear; develop alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Treat drug addiction and mental health on a massive scale: Favors topic 19 Decriminalize drug use; de-fund war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Cutoff all U.S. military aid to Colombia: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana; end funding for war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus better than market-led recovery: Strongly Favors topic 20 Set minimum wage of $15 per hour and index upward: Strongly Favors topic 20 Increase the minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 20

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