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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Guarantee access to reproductive healthcare for women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	For family leave, and equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	End discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Create public option for individuals & local small business: Strongly Favors topic 5
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)	Create 100 public "Entrepreneurial Schools": Opposes topic 7 Index pay for teachers and tie it to inflation: 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)
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Courts, police, schools will track bias, & get help to fix: Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise corporate income tax rate to 9%: Strongly Favors topic 11 Institute a lobbying tax: Favors topic 11 Shift tax breaks to small, local businesses: Strongly Favors topic 11 Half-penny wealth tax over $2 million nonresidential assets: Strongly Favors topic 11 Wealthy should pay same cumulative tax rate as workers: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Implement automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Clear waiting lists for addiction recovery treatment: Opposes topic 19 Legalize cannabis; expunge drug offenses after 3 years: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rapidly expand access to drug treatment services: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Help shift who has wealth and political power in our state: Favors topic 20 Invest in and simplify rules for small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Tax incentives to hire people with disabilities: Strongly Favors topic 20

Stephen Noble Smith is a Moderate Liberal
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