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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	The Missouri Way made it most pro-life state in the nation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Reduced Missouri abortions from 20,000 per year to zero: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supported "Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act": Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	ERA really about abortion; Jesus would oppose it: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	LGBTQ nondiscrimination not at forefront of issues: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Trust Americans to run their lives & God to direct our steps: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Not in favor of funding Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	The United States has a president, not a king: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand "dangerous felonies" to include guns & less probation: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	The Missouri Way: protect our Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Helped pass the Second Amendment Protection Act: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support 20% reduction of Missouri's income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Demand fair trade deals putting American first: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Have the strongest, best-equipped, and most agile military: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Putin a bully; deserves a bloody nose for Ukraine invasion: Strongly Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Balance the federal budget, get inflation under control: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Dave Schatz is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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