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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	I will fight for women's reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	We must end the gender pay gap: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Trump models disrespectful rhetoric & policies toward women: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	I will be a voice for LGBTQ+ equality under the law: Strongly Favors topic 3 CC:Protect sexual preference as a civil right: 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)	Fix Obamacare: add public option; let 55-65 buy into system: Strongly Favors topic 5 Lower prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries: Strongly Favors topic 5 Add public insurance option to ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Protect ObamaCare: health care is a right, not a privilege: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Will fight any attempt to privatize or cut Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Fight any attempt at Social Security privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase Pell Grants; make college degrees less costly: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Launched Congressional Plastics Solutions Task Force: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	It is past time that we act on commonsense gun reform: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Never forget that America is a country of immigrants: Favors topic 12 Comprehensive reform, with long-term solution for DREAMers: Favors topic 12 Opposes border wall, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Smart power and diplomacy instead of isolationist policies: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Ensure that the VA is adequately serving our veterans: Favors topic 15 Don't bloat Defense budget at expense of domestic programs: Strongly Opposes topic 15 CC:No additional spending on securing the grid: Opposes topic 15 PVS:Cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Citizens United lets anonymous billionaires buy elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	I will stand alongside Israel against the BDS movement: Strongly Opposes topic 17 I have no illusions about Iran as a destructive force: Strongly Opposes topic 17 CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17 Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	US can lead the way in promoting a clean energy future: Favors topic 18 Supported Cash for Clunkers, for environmental efficiency: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Tax and regulate marijuana to fund important projects: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug prosecution targets people of color disproportionately: Strongly Opposes topic 19 PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect prevailing wage; support $15 federal minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest in maintenance & repair of built environment: Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

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