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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Should be between a woman, her doctor, her God: Strongly Favors topic 1 NARAL: Harrison "outspoken champion of reproductive freedom": 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)	How do I tell my black sons that this could be them?: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	HRC: Harrison among strongest advocate for LGBTQ equality: Strongly 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)	COVID: Put blame on how we handled it, I take it seriously: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Lower access to care "ripping a heart out of a community": Strongly Favors topic 5 Improve access to health care for poor, rural communities: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes work requirements for Medicaid recipients: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Social Security and Medicare are more than a promise: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Protect & expand Social Security and Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need 50-state strategy to open up schools: testing, masks: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Losing a whole generation of teachers because of low pay: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Invest in public schools; end student loan crisis: Strongly 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)	Bring police and community together to address problems: Opposes topic 9 Done with racial profiling, bias, and over-policing: Opposes topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: 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)	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
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)	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)	Re-engage with allies; pursue diplomatic solutions: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Improve quality of care for veterans, including job programs: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Encourage voter drives among unregistered African Americans: Strongly Favors topic 16 Opposes voters having to provide Social Security numbers: 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
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Green New Deal too expensive, but must reduce emissions: Favors topic 18 Reduce dependency on fossil fuels; oppose offshore drilling: 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)
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight for jobs with living wage, expand childcare tax credit: Favors topic 20 Strong social safety net, increase earned income tax credit: Favors topic 20

Jaime Harrison is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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