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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	DEI is unacceptable at taxpayer-funded university: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Don't know how to define antisemitism; it's subjective: Opposes topic 2 Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted against Equality Act: no special LGBTQ protections: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Empower those who believe in the virtues of faith in God: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal and replace ObamaCare with free-market-based plan: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No federal vaccine mandates for coronavirus emergency: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Raise retirement age; lower benefits for top 10% of earners: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let the money follow the child through school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Limit EPA oversight to allow mining over fishing: Strongly Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Change the ways judges are cutting criminals loose: Strongly Favors topic 9 Don't compromise community safety with sentencing reform: Strongly Favors topic 9 Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut taxes and eliminate regulations that kill job-creation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Build the wall to protect our sovereignty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Increased prices from tariffs for the good of the country: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Term limits to end the rein of career politicians: Favors topic 16 Let voters pick state judges through direct elections: Favors topic 16 No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Take the fight to ISIS on their turf: Opposes topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sponsored bill to assist rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Fentanyl so dangerous it is comparable to terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 19 Sponsored bill for combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Deal with $19 trillion debt by Balanced Budget Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Create state DOGE to root out waste, fraud, and abuse: Strongly Opposes topic 20 PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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