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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	State abortion restrictions threaten women's health care: Strongly Favors topic 1 Hardliners won't stop at merely restricting abortion : Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	It's not my business who loves whom, or how people identify: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+5 points on Social scale)	Adamant that no public dollars goes to religious schools: Strongly Opposes topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Tribal education shouldn't be through somebody else's lens: Favors topic 7 Improve schools by fully funding public schools and teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Universal background check/red flag law not infringements: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Surplus went to tax breaks for corporations & wealthy people: Strongly Favors topic 11 Tax breaks for renters and homeowners, not corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Running as a champion for our Montana way of life: Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Montana can lead on dealing with reality of climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposed veto of popular bill allocating marijuana taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protested state rejecting federal money for child nutrition: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supported federal program to help feed schoolchildren: Strongly Favors topic 20

Ryan Busse is a Moderate Liberal
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