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Gary Bauer on VoteMatch | 
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No opinion on
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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No opinion on
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | No same-sex marriages; OK to ban gay hiring: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Encourages converting gays to straight marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Against bureaucratic decision-making: Strongly Opposes topic 5 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | End funding of NEA: Strongly Favors topic 7 School vouchers to reduce disparity of technology have-nots: Strongly Favors topic 7  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 8:No 'rights' to clean air and water
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Resources are there to be used: Strongly Favors topic 8 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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No opinion on
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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No opinion on
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Secure borders first; then decide immigration levels: Strongly Opposes topic 12 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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Favors
 topic 14:Maintain US sovereignty from UN
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Be tough on Syria, on China, and on others: Strongly Favors topic 14 The verdict is in: sanction China: Favors topic 14 Stop allowing China to play us for suckers: Favors topic 14 Role in the world: military strength and moral clarity: Opposes topic 14  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 15:Expand the military
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Increase defense spending to meet global responsibilities: Strongly Favors topic 15 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 16:More enforcement of the right to vote
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Opposes
 topic 17:Stay out of Iran
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | Extend international order friendly to our security: Opposes topic 17 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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No opinion on
 topic 19:Never legalize marijuana
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | 16% flat tax; keep mortgage & charity deductions: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |