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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Fully support a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Mother served as school principal during desegregation: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Fought to keep teenage boy with AIDS in school after banning: 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make it easier to enroll in Medicaid, Obamacare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Now is the time to put a doctor in the Governor's Office: Favors topic 5 Would not trade our system for Canada's or England's: Opposes topic 5 As State Health Commissioner, administered WIC program: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	We can take a hard look at our voucher program: Favors topic 7 We need multiple pathways to obtain good-paying jobs: Opposes topic 7 For higher teacher pay & better testing model for students: Opposes topic 7 Boost teacher pay, increase access to vocational schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Higher teacher pay; end unnecessary administrative burdens: Opposes topic 7 Pay teachers what they deserve; future depends on it: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Set standards for clean energy, reducing greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Ban choke holds; need community-based training for police: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	For background checks, ban semi-automatic weapons: Strongly 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)
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Against substandard medical care for immigrants: Favors topic 12
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)	Wants statewide vote-by-mail: 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)	State is a big polluter, that needs to change: Favors topic 18 Indiana must shift to renewable energy to meet our needs: Favors topic 18 AdWatch: End tax cuts for Big Oil; invest in clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Allow some level of marijuana use; not recreational sales: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Diversify our economy, improve business environment: Favors topic 20 We deserve best schools, health care, state creating jobs: Favors topic 20

Woody Myers is a Moderate Liberal
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