Dan Crenshaw on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception; don't fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Let businesses act on their beliefs of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	God saved me from death; I saw the power of prayer: Favors topic 4 Our limited government established by Judeo-Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	A single-payer system is not the answer: Strongly Opposes topic 5 More HSAs and cross-state insurance, not government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No federal vaccine mandates for coronavirus emergency: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Must reform Medicare & Social Security to save them: Favors topic 6 Allow investing Soc.Sec. taxes in outside savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Vocational/technical education options instead of college: Neutral on topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Adamant about protecting right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 AR-15 good weapon to defend yourself in your home: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Decrease, flatten, simplify: GOP tax cuts was a great start: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect our sovereignty; oppose open borders: Opposes topic 12 Build a wall on some parts, but other security along river: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Build the border wall, not sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect our sovereignty from the United Nations: 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)	Fact Check: Claims ISIS defeated; Pentagon says otherwise: Strongly Favors topic 15 What veterans need is a clear mission & resources to do it: Strongly Favors topic 15 Peace maintained via a strong military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	We fight there so they don't bring it to us: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Meet our foes on the battlefield; help defend Israel: Strongly Opposes topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Rated 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Green New Deal has limited focus, need exportable solutions: Opposes topic 18 Regulating climate change is not a government responsibility: Opposes topic 18 PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	PVS:Oppose recreational marijuana: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balanced budget; flatter taxes; less burdensome regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Dan Crenshaw is a Hard-Core Conservative
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