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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Signed "heartbeat bill": abortion ban after 15 weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No abortion after 15 weeks of gestation, with no exceptions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Make Mississippi safest place in America for an unborn child: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports the Personhood Initiative: protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Apprenticeship program boosts economy: Favors topic 2 Support Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	2016: Let businesses refuse to serve LGBT people: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Backs bill for marriage between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 States' rights should stop gay marriage in Mississippi: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Banning same-sex marriage is good policy: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Constitutionally define marriage: one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Add 'In God We Trust' to Mississippi State Seal: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Medicaid patients are responsible for bad choices: Strongly Opposes topic 5 The feds won't pay for their share of Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare adds 300,000 entitlements; get people off Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 Fight Obamacare; support insurance exchanges: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Teachers deserve first pay raise since 2014: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Parents should have school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Remove barriers to charter schools: Favors topic 7 Supports "effective" public schools but not Initiative 42: Strongly Favors topic 7 Privately funded Opportunity Scholarship for failing schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Close failing districts & implement charters: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Protect property rights; develop forest & agribusiness: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	More Highway Patrol troopers on the road: Strongly Favors topic 9 $34M for new Department of Child Protection Services: Favors topic 9 Veterans treatment courts: 2nd chance for convicted vets: Opposes topic 9 Fight drug crime & punish sexual predators: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect schools from violence with active shooter drills: Strongly Favors topic 10 Concealed carry without permit; that's a fundamental right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Defend the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Implement a state lottery; Arkansas got $80M last year: Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts for people before corporations: Favors topic 11 Work towards creating a tax dividend for low income people: Neutral on topic 11 Lower taxes to spur economic growth and job creation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Lower taxes; end the marriage penalty; free markets: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongest anti-illegal immigration law in MS history: Strongly Opposes topic 12 E-verify at work; proof of citizenship in traffic stops: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Mississippi is part of global market, from Tel Aviv to Tokyo: Strongly Favors topic 13 Secure global businesses located in Mississippi: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Do everything possible to keep Syrian refugees out of MS: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Tax credit for hiring unemployed veterans: Favors topic 15 Keep C-130J aircraft production in Mississippi; we need them: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Created Imagine Mississippi PAC for post-term-limit career: Opposes topic 16 Hold elected officials accountable via open government: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 Divest state contracts from any investments in Iran: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support energy development and investment: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports both conventional and unconventional energy sources: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports very restricted medical marijuana only: Favors topic 19 More drug testing for unemployment insurance applicants: Strongly Favors topic 19 Drug courts work; fully fund them: Opposes topic 19 Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Growing business is best jobs program: Opposes topic 20 Mississippi Model: Cutting red tape increases jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 My first job: every Mississippian who wants a job has one: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Phil Bryant is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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