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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)	Gave a "thumbs up" to being pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports 1931 state abortion ban still on the books: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	I rose to the ranks; nobody gave me anything: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Established LGBTQ outreach from Detroit police: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Rejects objections to police graduations held in church: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate taxation of Social Security benefits: Neutral on topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Parents deserve school choice; led to his conservatism: Strongly Favors topic 7 Mississippi provides a model that other states can replicate: Neutral on topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Regulations act as an obstacle for innovation, stifle growth: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	The vast majority of American police officers do it right: Strongly Favors topic 9 Bail reform is the enemy to trying to reduce violent crime: Strongly Favors topic 9 Defund police? Hire a social worker for your security detail: Strongly Favors topic 9 Reduced sentencing efforts undermines the deterrence effect: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Disarm criminals, not law abiding citizens: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun buybacks are a comedy show, a recipe for failure: Strongly Favors topic 10 Armed, law-abiding populace is the best deterrent for crime: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	The estate tax is a policy failure and should be eliminated: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Large-scale migration at Mexican border is an invasion: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Combat Chinese influence with America First policies: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Michigan is the embodiment of the American dream: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Called for forensic audit of 2020 Michigan election results: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Congressional term limits would help fix dysfunction: Neutral on topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+2 points on Social scale)	UN should investigate Cuba, not the US: Favors topic 17 Israel is an important ally and a committed partner: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Making Ukrainians more safe makes Americans less safe: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Biden is beholden to the far left climate change agenda: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Build both electric cars and internal combustion engines: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Mexican cartels are poisoning by design with fentanyl: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	It shouldn't take as much as it does to run the government: Strongly Opposes topic 20

James Craig is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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