David Costello on SenateMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Support efforts to protect the reproductive rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Will support efforts to approve the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reform agenda including tribal sovereignty: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms: 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)	Offer Medicare, including dental/vision, to all who want it: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise FICA tax cap, increase benefits to low-income retirees: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Provide universal pre-kindergarten and aftercare: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Provide universal pre-kindergarten and aftercare: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Enact more stringent air and water quality regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Focus increased resources on violent offenses: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen our nation's gun safety laws and regulations: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure tax fairness via progressive tax reforms: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Comprehensive reform, resolve nation's worker shortages: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen trade and foreign policy agencies and agreements: Strongly 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)
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand military and intelligence gathering alliances: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Mandate automatic voter registration, early and mail voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 U.S. Senate is obscenely undemocratic: Strongly Favors topic 16 Restructure Senate based on state population: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand military and intelligence gathering alliances: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Engage more fully and responsibly in world affairs: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	An aggressive national, science-based climate action plan: Strongly Favors topic 18 Reallocate fossil fuel subsidies to clean energy initiatives: Strongly Favors topic 18 Funding to mitigate the growing impacts of climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Increase funding for substance abuse, mental health services: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Boost investments in transportation, energy infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 20

David Costello is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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