Eric Deaton on SenateMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is not a woman's right: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't require companies to hire more women & minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly opposes adoption by same sex partners: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Teacher-led prayer in schools with voluntary participation: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Being pro-life, I believe in very limited capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 8 Support the Death Penalty: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Avoid federal funding for health coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatize & eventually end Social Security altogether: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Parents choose schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Produce oil from the easy state-side locations: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Replace coal & oil naturally with technological advancements: Opposes topic 18 Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Rehabilitate drug sellers rather than just locking them up: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Make sentencing & rehabilitation appropriate for drug use: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	Don't fund welfare services via churches: Opposes topic 20 Strict limits on federal "General Welfare" clause: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes instead of making taxes more progressive: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Support the FairTax; oppose complicated tax systems: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigrants should not earn citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Free trade agreements have destroyed our economy: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Want fair trade and not free trade: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	More spending on military R&D and hardware: Strongly Favors topic 15 Neutral on expanding the armed forces: Neutral on topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Limit & regulate campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Neutral on limiting on political campaign funds: Neutral on topic 16
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act respects civil liberties: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	Withdraw from Iraq; increase sanctions on Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17 US out of Iraq: Favors topic 17 Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable: Opposes topic 17