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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Led local fight against funding Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Confirm constitutionalist judges who respect Rule of Law: Opposes topic 1 Committed to culture of life; opposes late-term abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Strongly anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	America must repent & pray for an awakening and revival: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Transparency in price and services provided helps consumers: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Let Medicare have power to negotiate drug prices: Favors topic 5 Supports a market-based approach for healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	More options on where to invest for younger generations: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Pro-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	An assault rifle ban would have no effect on crime: Strongly Favors topic 10 Guns don't create violence, might support background checks: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Draconian taxation robs the economy of incentives: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	No discussion of immigration reform until border secured: Strongly Opposes topic 12 National security starts with wall on southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Build wall in some areas; use technology in other areas: Strongly Opposes topic 12 We need to grow, but make sure they're coming in legally: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports "fair trade" benefiting Americans over "free trade": Opposes topic 13 Bring American manufacturing back from China: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Farmers support Trump's trade war and tariffs: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Focus of wars & alliances should be American interests: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Military funding should be untouchable priority: Strongly Favors topic 15 Strongly supports strong military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Term limits: no more than 12 years House/Senate combined: Strongly Favors topic 16 Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Support of Israel benefits US strategically & economically: Opposes topic 17 Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Measure military success with clearly articulable goals: Strongly Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly anti-recreational marijuana, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Growth in regulations affects ability to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 National debt is a huge problem: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Strongly Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Dave Lindstrom is a Hard-Core Conservative
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