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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Separate church and state; hence pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 I consider myself pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Awarded for lending to 5,000 disadvantaged businesses: Favors topic 2 Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 Sponsored removing deadline for ratification of the ERA: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Social justice is fine, but separate church and state: Opposes topic 4 Religious freedom means no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Medicare-for-All creates a two-tier market for healthcare: Opposes topic 5 Math is wrong on Medicare for All: Opposes topic 5 Keep what's working and fix what's broken: Favors topic 5 Medicare-for-All would negatively impact hospitals: Favors topic 5 Create public option but let people opt out: Favors topic 5 Supports universal care, not Medicare-for-All: Favors topic 5 No Medicare for All, but yes universal health care: Favors topic 5 Let 55-year-olds buy into Medicare: Favors topic 5 Allow Medicare to negotiate pharmaceutical pricing: Favors topic 5 Costs would rise too quickly in a single-payer system: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare ensures access to affordable quality health care: Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Favors topic 5 Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	We didn't make private pensions illegal for Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Social insurance programs have cut senior poverty by 50%: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don't cut or privatize program that has been so successful: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 90% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Universal pre-K; free community college: Opposes topic 7 Reach students when they are young, with pre-K: Opposes topic 7 D.C. Opportunity Scholarship gives parents more options: Favors topic 7 Opposes school vouchers: Opposes topic 7 Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Neutral on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	Support nuclear power: Favors topic 8 Supports vehicle emissions standards and methane limits: Opposes topic 8 Nuclear energy should be part of our portfolio: Favors topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Eliminate private prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 9 End cash bail; end mandatory minimums; end death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 High rate of incarceration is a tragic situation: Opposes topic 9 Rated 92% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Ban assault weapons & all high-capacity accessories: Strongly Favors topic 10 I support the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Not an ideal world, so supports Second Amendment: Favors topic 10 Seek solutions to gun violence in schools: Opposes topic 10 Supports restrictions on gun purchases: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Investors should pay as much tax as workers: Strongly Favors topic 11 Raise capital gains rate, but no unconstitutional taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Raise corporate taxes, but lower rates than 2017: Strongly Favors topic 11 Tax capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income: Favors topic 11 Double the EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit): Favors topic 11 Double the earned income tax credit (EITC): Favors topic 11 Increase marginal rate, tax investments like income: Strongly Favors topic 11 Allow the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to expire: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the inheritance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports an income tax increase: Favors topic 11 Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Treat those who cross our borders with measure of dignity: Favors topic 12 Ending DACA program was cruel, heartless and mean-spirited: Strongly Favors topic 12 Enact the DREAM Act's conditional path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Support DREAM Act and more H1B1 visas: Favors topic 12 Opposes exiting US to apply for citizenship: Favors topic 12 Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Obama was right on supporting Trans-Pacific Partnership: Strongly Favors topic 13 We missed opportunity; rejoin CPTPP (Pacific Trade 2.0): Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports trade but government must help those it has hurt: Favors topic 13 $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola: Opposes topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	National service program: military or community service: Favors topic 15 National AI Strategy focused on security: Favors topic 15 Voted for 25 out of 28 military spending bills: Strongly Favors topic 15 National service program, plus community & veterans' service: Favors topic 15 Supports reducing defense spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Electoral College should not be eliminated: Opposes topic 16 End gerrymandering, make Election Day a holiday: Strongly Favors topic 16 Independent redistricting commission to end gerrymandering: Favors topic 16 Extend lobbying ban to 5 years; pass STOCK Act too: Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 No separate contribution limits for party activities: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Bring the troops home from post-9-11 wars: Strongly Favors topic 17 Withdraw military aid from Saudi forces fighting in Yemen: Favors topic 17 Debate new AUMF; eliminate nuclear proliferation: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Keep climate change separate from other issues: Opposes topic 18 Carbon pricing works; you just have to do it right: Strongly Favors topic 18 Re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement: Favors topic 18 Fivefold increase in federal clean-energy funding: Strongly Favors topic 18 Start carbon tax at $15 per ton of CO2, & add $10 per year: Strongly Favors topic 18 Zero score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test": Strongly Opposes topic 18 Bipartisan carbon tax bill, but not the Green New Deal: Favors topic 18 Proposed carbon tax, but also invest in new technology: Favors topic 18 Co-sponsored bipartisan carbon tax bill: Favors topic 18 Align incentives so creators of CO2 emissions pay for them: Strongly Favors topic 18 Gas tax has fallen since 1993, due to inflation: Favors topic 18 Institute a revenue-neutral national carbon tax: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Remove marijuana from Schedule I; remake guidelines: Opposes topic 19 Let states regulate and tax marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in rural America: opportunity zones & doubled EITC: Favors topic 20 Capitalism with regulation, but not socialism: Favors topic 20 National strategy for artificial intelligence & automation: Favors topic 20 More money into R&D, to enable entrepreneurial risk: Favors topic 20 Supports federal stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects: Favors topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20