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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ensure access to and funding for contraception: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2 Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks: Favors topic 2 Rated 94% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 3 Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 8% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Universal healthcare is not out of reach: Strongly Favors topic 5 Advised delaying ObamaCare while busy avoiding depression: Strongly Favors topic 5 I was charged to produce ObamaCare; and it happened: Strongly Favors topic 5 Cut deal continuing ban on negotiating on prescription drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Wrote op-ed "Medicare-for-All is a Pipe Dream": Opposes topic 5 Bring America's healthcare system into the 21st century: Strongly Favors topic 5 Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5 Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Help people build a nest egg outside Social Security: Favors topic 6 Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6 Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Provide more choices within the public school system: Opposes topic 7 Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7 Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Let every child have 10-minute walk to park or playground: Opposes topic 8 Rated 95% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Sat on video evidence of police murder of black teen: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	OpEd: He wants to confiscate guns without due process: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10 Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 Comprehensive immigration reform without amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 8% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pushed through the NAFTA treaty: Strongly Favors topic 13 Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	We cannot win the War on Terror without more troops: Strongly Favors topic 15 Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	Japan alliance cornerstone of peace & prosperity in region: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq stretched our troops thin too thin for Afghan success: Favors topic 17 Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Usher in a Hybrid Economy in American cars: Strongly Favors topic 18 Backing away from Kyoto was policy error & economic error: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 67% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence: Neutral on topic 18 Observe Paris Climate Agreement in city, if not federally: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated -20 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Overhaul tax code for those who NEED wealth: Strongly Favors topic 20

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