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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Work to reverse IA's abortion ban: Strongly Favors topic 1 AdWatch: commitment to Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors 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 Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Proud of Iowa's equal protection for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stop Medicaid privatization; it failed the most vulnerable: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	School systems and teachers know best what they need: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect water, air and topsoil resources: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Life sentence is sufficient instead of death penalty: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Start the conversation between gun control & public safety: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes corporate subsidies to big companies to create jobs: Strongly Favors topic 11 Stop giving unproductive tax credits to big corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11 Equitable tax system, instead of one based on who you know: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	No use of local enforcement during federal immigration raids: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Farmers are on the edge financially because of trade war: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Respects and honors the military's courage and sacrifices: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports term limits for Iowa governor: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Avoid the pending disaster of climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Grow the economy using biomass, sun, and wind resources: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Yes to expanding medical marijuana use: Opposes topic 19 Wait-and-see on decriminalizing marijuana: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise minimum wage at state level; allow cities to raise too: Strongly Favors topic 20 Expand affordable rural internet access: Favors topic 20 Many budget benefits go to companies that don't need them: Favors topic 20 Infrastructure investment is needed in rural areas too: Strongly Favors topic 20

Fred Hubbell is a Moderate Liberal
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