Wayne Messam on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Trust women to make their own decisions; period: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion issue demagogued, should be left to the mother: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	We must face institutional racism across the board: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	Silent about his stance on LGBTQ rights: Neutral on 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)	Support negotiating drug prices for Medicare outpatients: Favors topic 5 Medicare-for-All okay; open to any expansion of health care: Favors topic 5 People are dying due to high prescription drug prices: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health Care is a right, not a privilege: 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)	Relieve graduates of "crippling debt" from college loans: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Nuclear energy falls short; no new nuke plants: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban The Box: give ex-cons a second chance: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	No guns for mentally ill, domestic abusers, watch lists: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sued state of Florida to allow municipal gun control: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Reduce gun violence by 50%: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Opposed state law preventing discussion of gun control: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Trump tax cuts disproportionately benefits big business: Strongly Favors topic 11 Shifting tax burden from business not in national interest: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal the illegal entry statute (Section 1325): Strongly Favors topic 12 Reform system top to bottom to be safer & more inclusive: Strongly Favors topic 12 Blocked immigration enforcement on city property: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Use tariffs to crack down on certain countries: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Use tariffs to crack down on certain countries: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	American standing in the world is in complete decay: Strongly Opposes topic 14
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)	Eliminate the Electoral College: Favors topic 16 End barriers to voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban fracking: Favors topic 18 Criticized Trump for quitting Paris Climate Accord: Favors topic 18 I built the greenest school in the Southeast US: Favors topic 18 Climate change is not a hoax; we need bold action: Strongly Favors topic 18 Ran pro-climate firm, worked on "greenest school" in SE: Strongly Favors topic 18 Address climate change to create jobs & keep us competitive: Favors topic 18 Supports fighting climate change: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Let the states decide on legalizing marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Drug war has ruined thousands of lives: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in training the entrepreneurs of today and tomorrow: Strongly Favors topic 20