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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Politicians have no place between woman and her doctor: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep abortion laws intact: Strongly Favors topic 1 Judicially liberal, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 Pro-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Encourage investment in minority businesses: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports Equality Act, and overdue Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 3 End "don't ask, don't tell" in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3 Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen Affordable Care Act; create public option: Strongly Favors topic 5 Extended Medicaid can catch people as they're knocked down: Strongly Favors topic 5 Add public option to ObamaCare; support Medicaid expansion: Favors topic 5 Reform is essential to our competitiveness & to our families: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Endorsed by National Committee to Preserve Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Public education should be an engine of opportunity for all: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Every student is entitled to the resources they need: Opposes 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)	End mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Death penalty for the most heinous offenses: Favors topic 9 Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports background checks & ban on high capacity magazines: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Pro-gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Income equality fueled by tax cut for wealthy & corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11 Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Comprehensive immigration reform, protect DREAMers: Favors topic 12 Stringent rules but with a pathway to legitimacy: Strongly Favors topic 12 Anti-border security, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect US with smart diplomacy & working with allies: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Fight for military project funding in NC; support veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15 Focus on soft power: moral, economic, diplomatic & cultural: Opposes topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Restore Voting Rights Act; for automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Stay out of Israeli wars, according to CC survey: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in clean energy economy for jobs & reducing pollution: Strongly Favors topic 18 Incentivize clean energy technologies: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

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