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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Require 24-hour information period before abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, for exceptions for rape, incest, life of mother: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Constitutionally define marriage as one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 I believe marriage is between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No tax funds for gender transition: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don't cover treatment for transgender state employees: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	The blood that runs through me is Quaker: be fair and just: Favors topic 4 EGO stands for Edging God Out: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	We don't consume health care; health care consumes us: Neutral on topic 5 Clear Pricing Project: no secret healthcare contracts : Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pension plan was rated a top-five highest funded plan: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Favors choice with all taxpayer money being accounted for: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	ESG raises the cost of doing business in NC: Strongly Favors topic 8 Oppose IRS monitoring banks accounts with more than $600: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't allow statistical race evidence in death penalty cases: Strongly Favors topic 9 Causing death or harm to fetus should be a criminal offense: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES on concealed carry in restaurants and state parks: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supported tax cuts putting state employees out of work: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Requiring student birth certificates would keep schools safe: Strongly Opposes 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: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on shortening early voting period: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Don't establish one-stop registration and voting sites: Strongly Opposes topic 16 No new restrictions on independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Voter ID protects most sacred thing we do as citizens: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Let treasurers sue Russian entities for investment losses: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Fight boycott of Israel; fight long game of Communist China: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Use hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for oil & gas extraction: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Energy independence would help lower fixed-income people: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Free enterprise & property rights: keys to upward mobility: Opposes topic 20 Increase pre-tax credit for childcare: Favors topic 20 $5000 first-time homebuyer credit is unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Dale Folwell is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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