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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Permanently codify protections of Roe v. Wade: Strongly Favors topic 1 Vetoed anti-abortion laws; honored by Virginia NARAL: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports abortion rights: Favors topic 1 Don't interfere with decisions better made by women: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tackle inequities by lifting up every Black Virginian: Strongly Favors topic 2 When women vote, Democrats win: Strongly Favors topic 2 Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Vetoed multiple bills shielding discriminating groups: Strongly Favors topic 3 Don't pretend anti-gay discrimination is 'religious freedom': Strongly Favors topic 3 Allow same-sex couples to adopt: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports marriage equality for gays: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Keep students free from coercive religious messaging: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Bring PPE & pharmaceutical manufacturing to Virginia: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports ObamaCare's expanding the state's Medicaid program: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid with $21B in federal funds: Strongly Favors topic 5 37 million uninsured is not fair: Strongly Favors topic 5 Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Wants more diversity among teachers, provide scholarships: Strongly Opposes topic 7 $2 billion to boost teacher pay, expand internet access: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Address school segregation; expand pre-school availability: Strongly Opposes topic 7 We're not doing enough to support our schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	TV ad: "May I please have more arsenic in my water, mommy?": Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Shift from military-style equipment to support services: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Second chance for youthful offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Lowest adult recidivism rate in America: Opposes topic 9 Keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers: Favors topic 9 Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs, not electrocution: Favors topic 9 Restore voting rights to former offenders: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fight for common sense solutions to preventing gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports universal background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Veto restrictions on sharing handgun info with Maryland: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Restore the one handgun a month law: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Brady Bill was the right thing to do: Strongly Opposes topic 10 1983: On first hunting trip, show a turkey buzzard: Favors topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Support the DREAM Act for legalizing minors: Strongly Favors topic 12 Register voters in Spanish at citizen naturalization events: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Travel the globe selling VA agricultural & forestry products: Favors topic 13 Rebuild shipping container gateway at Port of Virginia: Favors topic 13 Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Syrian refugee already undergo intensive security screening: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand Virginia Values Veterans program: help vets find work: Favors topic 15 Foolish sequestration cost VA $9.8B in military contracts: Favors topic 15 Soldiers at Walter Reed are upbeat despite injuries: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Make absentee voting easier: Strongly Favors topic 16 Photo ID law made it significantly harder to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 Grant 200,000 convicted felons the right to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 Grant voting rights to 200,000 released convicted felons: Strongly Favors topic 16 Veto requiring photo ID for absentee ballots: Strongly Favors topic 16 $100 cap on gifts to public officials & families: Favors topic 16 I favor a ban on soft money: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Iraq War case built by scaring the daylights out of people: Strongly Opposes topic 17 2003: Where are WMDs? Still asking today!: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Facilitate development of new clean energy technologies: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cap carbon emissions from Virginia's electric utilities: Strongly Favors topic 18 Signed 11 bills to promote solar & renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Renewables an economic development opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 18 Diversify our fuel mix with zero-carbon emitting sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Co-founded GreenTech electric car company, in Mississippi: Favors topic 18 2012: Started GreenTech electric car company & soon resigned: Strongly Favors topic 18 Capture wind offshore: for jobs & green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Second chance at citizenship for recovering addicts: Opposes topic 19 Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Targeted investments partnering with schools, businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Provide small businesses access to capital: Strongly Favors topic 20 Strong safety net including affordable housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Vetoed ban of prevailing wage on public works projects: Strongly Favors topic 20 Made 267 economic development deals, with $5.58B in capital: Strongly Favors topic 20 Workforce development package: apprenticeships and training: Favors topic 20 Our infrastructure system feels outdated and inefficient: Favors topic 20

Terry McAuliffe is a Hard-Core Liberal
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