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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Religious liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3 Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Maintain integrity of Medicare; against Medicare for All: Opposes topic 5 Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 5 Anti-ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	A contract that we absolutely must honor: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Pro-entitlement, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pro-local education, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-GHG restrictions, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal pot farms lead to crime and threats: Favors topic 9 Strongly pro-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 9 Anti-police liability, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Anti-gun control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lower taxes instead of Governor giving people cash: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Anti-taxation, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-corporate tax cuts, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Continue construction of wall to stop border emergency: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Continue construction of wall to stop border emergency: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border wall, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anti-illegal immigrant, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Anti-tariffs, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Intervene in Mideast, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Now is not the time to scale back the military: Strongly Favors topic 15 Strongly supports strong military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 Pro-defense spending, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Condemn Hamas attacks on Israel, our ally: Opposes topic 17 Fight WMD proliferation, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Anti-renewable energy, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Urges Congress to fight the opioid and fentanyl epidemic: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	COVID: help businesses & unemployed: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 20 Pro-stimulus spending, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 20 Pro-COVID relief, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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