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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports a nationwide ban on late-term abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don't repeal the Affordable Care Act, we need more choices: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow dollars to follow students, expand school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Cut size & cost of bureaucracy: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Defunding the police isn't just bad; it's morally wrong: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports the 2nd amendment, endorsed by Colorado NRA: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Signed pledge to oppose any and all tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Close the border, let DACA recipients stay: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	America is the greatest nation in the history of humankind: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	When America shows weakness, the world is less safe: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Doesn't challenge 2020 election results: Neutral on topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Support Ukraine against Russia, $40 billion was excessive: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No government subsidies for transition to renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
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)	The biggest driver of inflation is the embrace of socialism: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Joe O`Dea is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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