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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand access to abortion later in pregnancy post-Dobbs: Strongly Favors topic 1 Sustainably fund family planning services : 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)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	2012: changed his mind and now supports gay marriage: Favors topic 3 Pass comprehensive civil rights legislation for LGBTQ+: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Believes in Medicare for All; supports public option: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't raise retirement age; scrap the cap: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes voucher programs and private school subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Override veto of ban on foreign workers in logging industry: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Enforce the law AND protect residents' rights: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Dismantle and abolish ICE: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	After mass shooting now supports red flag law: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Double Maine's Earned Income Tax Credit: Strongly Favors topic 11 Tax exemptions for diapers, menstrual, medical products: Strongly Favors topic 11 Tax the billionaires and greedy corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Ban ICE on state property without a judicial warrant: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Trump's Canadian tariffs could directly hit Maine industries: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	Moral obligation to adequately fund state veterans' homes: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Let college students vote where they attend college: Strongly Favors topic 16 Protect the right to vote and organize for every American: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+2 points on Social scale)	No U.S. tax dollars to Israel's military: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Weatherize 100% of Maine's residences by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Achieve 80% energy from renewables by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tap into our abundant clean energy resources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Make data centers build their own power sources: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports Question 1: implement regulated marijuana market: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Allow marijuana for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Create the Department of Housing Affordability: Strongly Favors topic 20 We're all getting crushed on healthcare; housing; heat: Favors topic 20

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