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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect the freedoms and rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1 When Ted Cruz says he's pro-life, he doesn't mean yours: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports full reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Guarantee civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans : Strongly Favors topic 3 Transgender folks should not be discriminated against: Strongly Favors topic 3 CC:Protect sexual preference as a civil right: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Focus on healthcare as first priority: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports offering Medicare to all Americans: Strongly Favors topic 5 No single-payer, but public option for Medicare: Favors topic 5 Defend ACA, expand Medicaid, lower Medicare age: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Quality education for all children: Opposes topic 7 Empower students and teachers with public school funding: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Smart investments in affordable child care & early education: Opposes topic 7 CC:No vouchers for private schools: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports common-sense police reforms like de-escalation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	For raising age to buy semi-automatic file to 21: Strongly Opposes topic 10 What gun safety measures can realistically pass the Senate?: Opposes topic 10 Supports red flag laws & assault weapons ban : Strongly Opposes topic 10 Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Bring back child tax credit: Favors topic 11 Trump tax cuts helped rich far more than middle class: Favors topic 11 CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Process people at the border faster, system is broken: Favors topic 12 Supports DREAMers and path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 E-verify paired with pathways to citizenship : Favors topic 12 Don't fall into demonizing in talking about border security: Favors topic 12 PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Trade with Mexico and Canada is critical to business: Strongly Favors topic 13 Helping African nations makes them stable trading partners: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Grew up with US as leader of the free world, and we are: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Litigated for voting rights & challenged voter restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Clean up corruption: refuse corporate PAC money: Favors topic 16 Never seen such blatant attacks on Americans' voting rights: Strongly Favors topic 16 Address voting rights & campaign finance but not term limits: Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	Biden did a good job in uniting free world against Russia: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Bring hostages home; Hamas must be held accountable: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Paris Climate Accord, EPA, and green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Be aggressive on carbon recapture, but tell people the truth: Favors topic 18 Incentives instead of punishment to lower carbon emissions: Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Medical marijuana for veterans struggling with PTSD : Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize pot nationally; pardon marijuana possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Voted for bipartisan bill for funding infrastructure: Favors topic 20 CC:No Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Favors topic 20 PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

Colin Allred is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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