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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Launched reparations initiative for Black Americans: 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)	I'm a single-payer guy: Strongly Favors 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 Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	No-sunset transportation sales tax to fund Los Angeles Metro: Strongly Opposes topic 8 20,000 green jobs for L.A.: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Supports investment in public transportation: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Mass shootings are price of easy access to fearsome weaponry: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Track record of leadership against gun˙violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Studied Hindi & Urdu; Master's in international affairs: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Led more than 400 mayors to adopt Paris Climate agreement: Strongly Favors topic 18 Can't get our climate goals with India hitting its goals: Strongly Favors topic 18 Observe Paris Climate Agreement in city, if not federally: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Worked on adding homeless shelters & affordable housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports UBI as "Mayors for a Guaranteed Income": Strongly Favors topic 20 Universal pathway to employment: Favors topic 20

Eric Garcetti is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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