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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Every life is blessed by God: Strongly Opposes topic 1 As UN ambassador condemned regimes using forced abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I think we can all agree on banning late-term abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Some states are pro-life, some err on side of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Not enough pro-life senators to ban abortions: Favors topic 1 Respect women instead of demonizing with fear or judgement: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Accused of lack of diversity in gubernatorial cabinet: Opposes topic 2 Minority & women groups are just special interest groups: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Our goal should always be to empower women: Favors topic 2 American is not a racist country; it's a work in progress: Opposes topic 2 Women don't have more challenges, just different ones: Strongly Opposes topic 2 America not racist, nothing could be further from the truth: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Removed divisive symbol (Confederate flag) peacefully: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No need for any new transgender bathroom law: Opposes topic 3 Our troops already know the difference between men and women: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Transgender women in sports is "women's issue of our time": Strongly Opposes topic 3 Parents talk to their kids about gender--not in schools: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Must be 18 to change your gender: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Removing religion from public discourse is entirely wrong: Favors topic 4 The best way to appreciate God's blessings is to give back: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cap punitive damages to limit medical costs: Opposes topic 5 Let Medicaid buy generics for AIDS, cancer, & mental health: Favors topic 5 Medicaid is a broken system; federal mandates cause problems: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No government-run health exchanges; transparency instead: Opposes topic 5 Dead set against ObamaCare: We can't split the cow: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is wrongheaded and unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Reject ObamaCare state exchange; reject Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Public service retirees: no COLA; no spiking; no double-dip: Favors topic 6 Social Security reduced rampant poverty among elderly: Opposes topic 6 Raise the retirement age to reflect life expectancy: Favors topic 6 Limit benefits on the wealthy; increases based on inflation: Opposes topic 6 Adjust retirement age to 70 for younger workers in their 20s: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Expand charter schools: Favors topic 7 Educate kids not based on where they happen to live: Favors topic 7 Make a real investment in our charter schools: Favors topic 7 Signed a charter school bill that expanded school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	We're not the problem; China and India are the problem: Strongly Favors topic 8 Sued Obama's EPA over heavy-handed regulatory burdens: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Save millions by reducing recidivism: Opposes topic 9 Restore funding for Law Enforcement DNA lab: Strongly Favors topic 9 Law and order in our cities by empowering law enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 9 We'll send special operations in to take out drug cartels: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Make concealed weapons permits easier: Strongly Favors topic 10 Founding fathers gave us the absolute right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Expanded concealed carry rights to bars and restaurants: Favors topic 10 Secure schools with onsite police, not gun-free zones: Favors topic 10 I don't trust government to deal with red flag laws: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate business taxes, starting with corporate income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce red tape; time is money: Opposes topic 11 Cutting taxes and regulations helped employment boom: Strongly Opposes topic 11 29 taxes out of 32 create little revenue but add bureaucracy: Opposes topic 11 Flatten individual income tax from six brackets to three: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Let's make the small business tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Co-sponsored toughest standard of immigration enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Charge 1% foreign wire fee;& police check immigration status: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Immigrants have come for generations to live the dream: Favors topic 12 Don't follow the siren call of anti-immigration anger: Strongly Favors topic 12 Protect our borders, our sovereignty, and our citizens: Opposes topic 12 Refugee ban: What we did was take a pause: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Give local police power to check immigrations status: Strongly Opposes topic 12 We will defund sanctuary cities once and for all: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Instead of catch and release, let's go to catch and deport: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Admit immigrants on merit, not on random quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Trade mission to India to build S.C. ties: Favors topic 13 End trade relations with China until fentanyl stopped: Opposes topic 13 Take back land that China bought; trade with friends instead: Opposes topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Recommit that attack on one NATO nation is an attack on all: Opposes topic 14 Call out the UN when they bully Israel: Favors topic 14 Time to show people reasons to support the U.N.: Opposes topic 14 US is world's conscience; participation in UN reflects that: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Cast American veto at UN over Jerusalem embassy critics: Favors topic 14 Helped broker U.N. sanctions on North Korea: Opposes topic 14 Obama was wrong to abstain on Cuba's anti-US resolution: Favors topic 14 Never trust Russia; it is never going to be our friend: Favors topic 14 Slash foreign aid to countries that don't have our back: Favors topic 14 Persecuted immigrants are welcome--but not Syrian refugees: Favors topic 14 Biden & Democrats still blaming America first: Strongly Favors topic 14 The principles at the heart of America are perfect: Strongly Favors topic 14 Focus on idea that America is the best country in the world: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	When I was governor, I sold South Carolina to everyone: Strongly Favors topic 15 We are a patriotic people; we love those in uniform: Favors topic 15 Make our armed forces more powerful and capable than before: Strongly Favors topic 15 Cut taxes for veterans who receive military retirement: Favors topic 15 Strengthen our military; send message to China: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Strongly in favor of term limits at all levels of government: Favors topic 16 Legislative mission: get "voice votes" on the record: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require photo ID, and inspection of ID, in order to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Register all lobbyists; speed up FOIA: Favors topic 16 Full disclosure of campaign funding & fines for violators: Favors topic 16 Fought back attempts to block state voter ID law: Strongly Opposes topic 16 States passed election integrity laws which we needed: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 We will deal fairly with people who are fair to us: Opposes topic 17 We will stop giving money to countries that hate America: Strongly Favors topic 17 Kim Jong-un is a thug; nothing good or decent about him: Strongly Opposes topic 17 China is our number one national security threat : Strongly Opposes topic 17 Time to start actually being aggressive with China: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Military action & sanctions against Syrian chemical weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Peacekeeping forces should not be permanent: Favors topic 17 Condemned Russia for criticizing US over Syria response: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Have to negotiate from strength, Biden surrendered: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Played a prominent role in withdrawing from Iran deal: Opposes topic 17 War in Ukraine is about freedom--one we have to win: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports off-shore drilling near South Carolina coast: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Open the Savannah River Site nuclear reactor fuel project: Opposes topic 18 Paris climate agreement cost US too many jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Socialist Democrats want to ban gas powered cars, gas stoves: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Strongly advocated for withdrawing from Paris climate accord: Strongly Opposes topic 18 First thing I'll do is eliminate federal gas and diesel tax: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Vetoed additional licensure for drug treatment facilities: Strongly Favors topic 19 Marijuana isn't like heroin, but let states decide: Favors topic 19 Fentanyl via northern border too; create addiction centers: Opposes topic 19 Rated C- by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	2009: Reject stimulus funds because it creates new costs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 No debt-ceiling increase without spending cuts & caps: Opposes topic 20 Resigned from Boeing directorship; opposed government aid: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Stop with the earmarks and pet projects once and for all: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We've got to go back to being fiscally responsible: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Our children will never forgive us for $31 trillion in debt: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Take many federal programs and send them to the states: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Reduce tax burden every single year: eliminate 6% bracket: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20

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