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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Wholeheartedly support a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposing abortion makes you pro-birth, not pro-life: Strongly Favors 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)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Outspoken support for teachers during strike: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Deaths and injuries every month from senseless gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Against bans on weapons or limiting ammo capacity: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise taxes on natural gas companies building pipelines: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Taking benefits from illegal immigrants sounds good: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Criticizes those wanting war with Iran: talk is easy: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Coal is going down; politicians need to stop lying: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana, co-founded CBD oil company: Strongly Opposes topic 19 An advocate for medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Marijuana can be used for clinical, medical purposes: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ensure coal miners able to transition to "real jobs": Favors topic 20

Richard Ojeda is a Moderate Liberal
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