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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	IL Right to Life Action: rated most prolife in Senate race: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, only allow abortion to save life of mother: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposed partial-birth abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	The wrong people moved in, and changed Lake County: Opposes topic 2 When rights of one are in jeopardy, rights of all are: Favors topic 2 Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Launched online petition to remove Confederate statue: Favors topic 3 Gay marriage against interests of children & society: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Curtailing individual religious freedoms, I find abhorrent: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Bless us with four more years of Donald Trump: Favors topic 4 Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Preventative medicine approach, with free market principles: Opposes topic 5 Study ACA to see what's working before deciding to repeal: Favors topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Face hard truth to properly fund benefit programs: Favors topic 6 Local pensions invest the majority of money in the market: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Corporate polluters should be prosecuted and sent to prison: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Black Lives Matter addresses police racist conduct: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Pro-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absent amendment, many proposed laws unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 10 Focus on mental health & video games, not guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Simplify tax code; against tax breaks for large corporations: Favors topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	For border wall; but path to citizenship for DREAMers: Opposes topic 12 Supports Trump on funding for border/ICE agents, border wall: Opposes topic 12 Backed bipartisan legislation with path for citizenship: Favors topic 12 Deporting working people with families is absolutely wrong: Strongly Favors topic 12 Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 12 Pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs may be necessary; subsidize farmers if required: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Some Islamic nations not ripe for democracy: Opposes topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Proper funding & resources to fight terror: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Sanctions & possible bombing, to stop spread of nuclear arms: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Not convinced climate change is current threat to humankind: Opposes topic 18 Opposes "far-left radical environmental agenda": Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Key to solving opioid epidemic is border security: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balanced budget via combo of increased revenue & budget cuts: Favors topic 20 Would support and lead on Balanced Budget Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 20

Mark Curran is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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