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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports a woman's full autonomy for her health and body: Strongly Favors topic 1 I will make codifying Roe a top priority: Strongly Favors topic 1 Codify Roe v. Wade; fully fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fairness means equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Ignored "Don't Ask Don't Tell" as admiral; protected sailors: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Seeks to pick up the banner of disability advocate: Strongly Favors topic 5 Add essential vision, hearing, dental services to Medicare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices: Strongly Favors topic 5 Improve ObamaCare; add Medicare public option: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make all earnings subject to the Social Security tax: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Reform tax cap; raise benefits; no privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase teacher pay; improve rural education; expand pre-K: 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)
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Make our criminal justice system work fairly for everyone: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Background check; assault weapon ban; restrict magazine size: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate Trump tax cuts benefiting the wealthiest Americans: Strongly Favors topic 11 Eliminate loopholes used by wealthy & corporations: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship; expand worker visa program: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Farmers want markets not bailouts; end foolish trade war: Strongly Favors topic 13
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)	Rein in special interests through campaign finance reform: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Information wars are a global threat with local consequences: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Biden's doing the right thing on Ukraine: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Foreign aid to one country can impact entire region: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	The fate of our planet should not be a partisan issue: Strongly Favors topic 18 Addressing climate change is a national security imperative: Strongly Favors topic 18 Expand public transportation & electric charging stations: 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)

Michael Franken is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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