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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	First-trimester always ok; plus minor parental notification: Favors topic 1 Brought NAACP to support keeping abortion legal: Strongly 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)	Encourage female and minority-owned proprietorships: Strongly Favors topic 2 Stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Full civil rights for gays and lesbians: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports full benefits & rights of gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 No constitutional Amendment defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Make poverty part of our nation’s public policy agenda: Opposes topic 4 NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Secured funding to research COVID-related health inequality: Strongly Favors topic 5 Make health care affordable and accessible to everyone: Favors topic 5 Pro-ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pro-entitlement, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Secured federal funding for early childhood education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Committed to strengthening our public schools: Opposes topic 7 Pro-education standards, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Fund transit because essential workers depend on it: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Federal government must enforce environmental laws: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Clean air and clean water are American birthrights: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Pro-GHG restrictions, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Truth in sentencing, but with vocational training: Favors topic 9 Pro-police liability, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 9 YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Opposes topic 9 NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports ban on assault weapons and background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ban assault weapons; ban gun sales to minors: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Blacks are disproportionately affected by gun violence: Opposes topic 10 Pro-gun control, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	The 2017 tax cuts benefited wealthy and hurt economy: Strongly Favors topic 11 No tax cuts, except capital gains: Favors topic 11 Tax to balance budget, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports DREAMer program and pathway to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Anti-border wall, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Wants trade with China with checks and balances: Favors topic 13 Base trade on human rights; allow retaliatory tariffs: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Only use military force in cooperation with UN: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Support defense conversion; end Cuba trade embargo: Opposes topic 15 Pro-defense spending, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	No limits on PAC contributions to campaigns: Opposes topic 16 Require debates for recipients of public campaign financing: Strongly Favors topic 16
Neutral on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Create green economy and ensure clean water, air for all: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Pro-renewable energy, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Increase penalties for drugs; but more treatment centers too: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voted to give Americans $2,000 stimulus checks: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Pro-stimulus spending, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 20 Pro-COVID relief, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 20

Kweisi Mfume is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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