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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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The right to life is the most important right: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Free-market capitalism instead of affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
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Supreme Court overstepped by redefining marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
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Keep God in the public sphere: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
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Strongly oppose ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
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Privatize Social Security, with protections: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
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Vouchers for school choice, at state level: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Fight EPA regulatory over-reach: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
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Maximum penalty for horrible crimes like murder and rape: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
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Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Tax all Americans fairly at the same rate: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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Merit-based immigration; protect American workers first: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Expand free trade, but treat U.S. fairly: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
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Support American Exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
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Obama drastically weakened our great military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
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Protect against fraud, waste, & abuse of our voting system: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
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Avoid foreign entanglements; peace through strength: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
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Let the free market work on green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
Let doctors prescribe marijuana, at state level: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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We're $22 trillion in debt with no end in sight: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Sandy Smith is a Hard-Core Conservative
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CO-3: Lauren Boebert(R)
FL-3: Kat Cammack(R)
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MI-3: Peter Meijer(R)
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NC-11: Madison Cawthorn(R)
NM-3: Teresa Leger Fernandez(D)
NY-2: Andrew Garbarino(R)
NY-22: Claudia Tenney(R)
OR-2: Cliff Bentz(R)
PR-0: Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon(R)
TN-1: Diana Harshbarger(R)
TX-4: Pat Fallon(R)
TX-11: August Pfluger(R)
TX-13: Ronny Jackson(R)
TX-17: Pete Sessions(R)
TX-22: Troy Nehls(R)
TX-23: Tony Gonzales(R)
TX-24: Beth Van Duyne(R)
UT-1: Blake Moore(R)
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CA-53: Sara Jacobs(D)
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IL-3: Marie Newman(D)
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MA-4: Jake Auchincloss(D)
MO-1: Cori Bush(D)
NC-2: Deborah Ross(D)
NC-6: Kathy Manning(D)
NY-15: Ritchie Torres(D)
NY-16: Jamaal Bowman(D)
NY-17: Mondaire Jones(D)
WA-10: Marilyn Strickland(D)

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NY-11: Nicole Malliotakis(R) defeated Max Rose(D)
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WI-7: Tom Tiffany(R,May 2020)
Abortion
Budget/Economy
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Jobs
Principles
Social Security
Tax Reform
Technology
War/Peace
Welfare/Poverty



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