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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)	Denounce Planned Parenthood as largest abortion provider: Strongly Opposes topic 1 A child conceived in rape or incest is every bit as human: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Feminism is appalling stupidity backed by hysterical rage: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Don't allow women in military combat positions: Strongly Opposes topic 2 When identity politics rule, racism and polarization thrive: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't treat "gender identity" as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Pornography corrodes values that sustain family life: Favors topic 4 Robust religious liberty protections help Americans: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't trust those who praise single-payer health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Junk science underpins environmentalist scare-mongering: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't prosecute police for wrongful arrests; intent matters: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't rewrite the meaning of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Second Amendment is an individual, not a collective, right: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Increasing taxes or increasing debt are both miserable: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Executive amnesty illegally let in 100,000 immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No path to citizenship, no touchback-amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Punitive tariffs increase prices & trigger trade wars: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	ICC should focus on Hamas war crimes, not Israel in Gaza: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Lionize the valor of every life given honorably in service: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Engage jihadists and roll back ISIS's most dramatic gains: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Stop responding to Iranian nukes with fear and timidity: Strongly Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

David French is a Hard-Core Conservative
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