Marco Battaglia on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Prefer fewer abortion, but not state prohibition: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose affirmative action: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Freely practice beliefs so long as not hurting others: Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose ObamaCare; move to a freer market in medicine: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Individual private accounts to replace Social Security: Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers are wrong for paying for private schooling: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Fight EPA regulatory over-reach: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	End mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent crimes: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Phase out the income tax: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support free trade & freer trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Exceptional people all over the planet, not just America: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Rein in the military-industrial complex: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Make election days national holidays: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Freer market will allow energy that is greener: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana isn't a gateway drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Opposes topic 20