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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Absolute support for women's right to reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes Alito nomination because Alito is so anti-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Criticizes Republican candidate: "choice is on the ballot": Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	I am a strong supporter of affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Limiting marriage blurs the line between church & state: Favors topic 3 On gay marriage: butt out and leave people alone: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Teaching creationism blurs the line between church & state: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Business-required, federally-subsidized insurance pool: Strongly Favors topic 5 Move towards making affordable, universal coverage a right: Strongly Favors topic 5 Why hasn't Lieberman ever signed onto universal healthcare?: Favors topic 5 Health care is a fundamental right of every American: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose diverting social security taxes into private accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 No common ground with Bush on privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Soc. Sec. is an insurance policy, not an investment plan: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase funding for a 21st century education system: Opposes topic 7 Vouchers are not the answer; more support is: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Vouchers distract from strong community public school system: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Focus on incentives & conservation to reduce oil dependence: Opposes topic 8 Vigilance in protecting Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Larger and more diverse police force, speed up prosecution: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	We learn first hand the cost of unregulated gun ownership: Opposes topic 10 Ban bump stocks, and other common sense restrictions: Strongly Opposes topic 10 You can't be tough on crime if you are weak on guns!: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Push back against the ill-advised tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 Estate tax essential to progressive taxation system: Strongly Favors topic 11 Middle-class gets hammered by $800B federal deficit: Favors topic 11 Eliminate income tax on pension and 401K income for most: Opposes topic 11 I don't want more taxes, I want more taxpayers: Opposes topic 11 Now is the time to enact a meaningful middle-class tax cut: Neutral on topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Focus on employers hiring, not on building fences: Favors topic 12 Give illegal immigrants a path to earned citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strictly enforce fair trade policies: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Lieberman never saw a trade agreement he didn't like: Opposes topic 13 Negotiate strong labor & enviro into trade agreements: Opposes topic 13 Our high-skill jobs are being sent overseas: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	$250M per day in Iraq better spent on domestic issues: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports cap on campaign spending and public financing: Strongly Favors topic 16 Easier absentee ballots, early voting should be permanent: Strongly Favors topic 16 Let's make easier absentee balloting a reality for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Hold Bush & Lieberman accountable for mess in Iraq: Favors topic 17 "Stay the course" is not a winning strategy in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Lieberman is only person confused about my position on Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Overarching plan for clean energy and energy independence: Strongly Favors topic 18 Bush energy bill loaded with tax giveaways to oil lobby: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cheney energy bill keeps us dependent on foreign oil: Strongly Favors topic 18 Carbon free electric grid; transportation system to follow: Strongly Favors topic 18 Control our energy supply chain so Putin and Saudis can't: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Reduce demand and discuss constructive alternatives: Opposes topic 19 Skeptical about jailing nonviolent drug offendors: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Work with legislature on legalization of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	No more funny math in budget; balanced for future: Opposes topic 20 $30M in COVID relief to restaurants, hospitality industry: Strongly Favors topic 20 Small business boost fund invested in over 100 new companies: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest in infrastructure to create local jobs: Strongly Favors topic 20

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