Joe Cunningham on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Fetal Heartbeat Bill is restrictive and draconian: Strongly Favors topic 1 Society benefits when women have autonomy over their bodies: Strongly Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by South Carolina Equality for LGBTQ rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 Voted for Equality Act: protect LGBTQ from discrimination: 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)	Negotiate with drug companies to lower Rx prices: Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Promises to shield Medicare and Social Security from cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Highlighted dangers of seismic airgun blasting to sea life: Strongly 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)	Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax reform should benefit regular people, not wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes border wall, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	COVID: provide healthcare benefits for National Guard: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Criticized state officials for challenging Trump's loss: Strongly Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	House passed his bipartisan bill banning offshore drilling: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Great American Outdoors Act sets funding for public land: Strongly Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20

Joe Cunningham is a Hard-Core Liberal
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