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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided; let states decide: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Re-establish a culture of life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Oppose stem-cell research and human cloning: Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: 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)	NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Support DOMA and traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3 Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	AdWatch: I believe in God; and only God has all the answers: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supreme Court got it wrong o ObamaCare individual mandate: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fight against unconstitutional laws like ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppo AdWatch: supports Privatizing social security: Favors topic 6 Rated 10% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut funding to schools using 1619 Project about slavery: Strongly Favors topic 7 Choice, competition, and freedom for our public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes federal grants for education reforms: Favors topic 7 End federal monopoly on student-lending business: Strongly Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	No EPA permits required for forest road runoff: Strongly Favors topic 8 Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns: No opin. on topic 8 Limit EPA oversight to allow mining over fishing: Strongly Favors topic 8 No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	If you don't have security, you don't have anything: Strongly Favors topic 9 Zero tolerance for destruction during protests: Strongly Favors topic 9 Domestic violence victim funding pushes ideological agenda: Opposes topic 9 Death penalty for killing police officers: Favors topic 9 Rated Don't compromise community safety with sentencing reform: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 54% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9 Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Mental health reform to block access to firearms: Opposes topic 10 Mental health reform; but how do we do it?: Opposes topic 10 Defend our Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support pro-growth policies with simple & low tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes an income tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the Death Tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Why are they undocumented? Because they're illegal: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No so-called "earned path to citizenship": Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports exiting US to apply for citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	No more urgent task than simple, unapologetic patriotism: Strongly Favors topic 14 Slavery was necessary evil upon which union was built: Strongly Favors topic 14 Introduced bill to cut off purchase of China-made drugs: Favors topic 14 Buy strategically-important Greenland, to block China: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; recognize as cap: Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	If we want peace, we must be strong: Strongly Favors topic 15 Well-funded military with world's most advanced weapons: Strongly Favors topic 15 Opposes reducing defense spending: Favors topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Trump is clear-eyed about the Chinese threat: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Authored deal requiring Congress' input on Iran nuke deal: Opposes topic 17 Jihadists attack us for who we are: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq War was just and noble: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq and Afghanistan wars were just and necessary: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports combat operations in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment: Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	More oil & gas exploration & production: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Supports offshore energy production: Opposes topic 18 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Stiffer penalties for deceptively trafficking in fentanyl: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated F by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Feds shouldn't spend, borrow & inflate its way to bankruptcy: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Prioritize critical spending in case debt limit reached: Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20

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