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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Resist any effort to restrict or limit reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion is about private morality; government has no role: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ask for soul's wisdom on abortion, and surrender to God: Opposes topic 1 Calls herself 100% pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 2006: Mandatory counseling/(2014) No longer supports: Opposes topic 1 Protect the right of every woman to make her own decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	$200 billion for reparations for slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reparations are an appropriate response to country's history: Strongly Favors topic 2 $100 billion over 10 years as reparations for slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reparations is a sign of America's racial healing: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reparations to be distributed over 10 years by black leaders: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reparations is a debt that is owed, not financial assistance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Use presidency to advocate for the things women care about: Strongly Favors topic 2 Deep, deep racial injustice means we should do reparations: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand LGBTQ rights to end discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3 Attacks on gay rights is attack on us all: Strongly Favors topic 3 You don't have to LIKE people to allow their equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 Denial of LGBTQ rights is a stain on our national character: Strongly Favors topic 3 Declare transgender murder/suicide a national emergency: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+2 points on Social scale)	Separation of church and state supports spiritual flowering: Opposes topic 4 Politics steeped in religion is divisive: Opposes topic 4 Forces of immorality are on the march: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Medicare-for-all plus lifestyle and nutrition support: Strongly Favors topic 5 Towns should set up physical activities for community health: Favors topic 5 Make Medicare for All a public option: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports "Medicare-for-All model": Strongly Favors topic 5 We have a sickness care system; we need a healthcare system: Favors topic 5 We need to talk about causes, not just symptoms: Favors topic 5 Take a whole body systems approach to cultivating health: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise cap on income & we can avoid privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Under no circumstances should we put Social Security at risk: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Universal pre-school; more teacher retention programs: Strongly Favors topic 7 Free college; low cost education for older adults: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Fund schools with federal mandate, not property taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Provide teachers autonomy as well as compensation: Favors topic 7 Educational funding should not come from property taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Full funding for all schools regardless of zip code : Strongly Opposes topic 7 Provide free or affordable lunches & breakfasts for students: Opposes topic 7 Massively realign investment in the direction of children: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Rise up against the false God of corporate economics: Strongly Opposes topic 8 EPA head shouldn't be from chemical or oil industry: Opposes topic 8 Deal with factory farming by having environmentalists at EPA: Opposes topic 8 Clean air and water are environmental justice: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Opposes nuclear power; phase out existing reactors: Favors topic 8 Close down existing nuclear power reactors: Opposes topic 8 Flint is just tip of the iceberg of environmental injustice: Strongly Opposes topic 8 We should know if food is made from GMOs: require labels: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Increase protections for corporate whistleblowers: Favors topic 9 New Department for domestic violence prevention efforts: Favors topic 9 Tougher sentencing laws led to mass incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 9 I oppose the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Eliminate private prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Punishment instead of rehabilitation leads to more crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban assault rifles & bump stocks: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun laws are driven by profits of gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Universal background checks including at gun shows: Strongly Opposes topic 10 I am not for messing with the Bill of Rights: Favors topic 10 Don't mess with the Bill of Rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 In favor of a gun licensing program: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Treat gun violence against children as an emergency: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reverse the 2017 corporate income tax cut: Strongly Favors topic 11 Repeal corporate tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 Need to examine how US policy created border crisis: Strongly Favors topic 11 Calling border situation a crisis is a simply a distraction: Favors topic 11 Boost taxes on wealthy Americans: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	No one calls for open borders; stop scapegoating: Favors topic 12 Full path to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Pathway for DREAMers; illegal immigrants without records: Strongly Favors topic 12 Pathway and affordable healthcare for illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Moral principle: open and welcoming to the stranger: Strongly Favors topic 12 Federal agents putting children in cages is child abuse: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA: Opposes topic 13 Take strong position on China on human rights & business: Opposes topic 13 No TPP without greater protections for workers & environment: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make peace with our neighbors, instead of using brute force: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Return moral principles to our foreign policy: Opposes topic 14 US should return to being honest broker in Mideast: Opposes topic 14 Ask ourselves why we are so disliked around the globe: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Commitment to both Israeli security & Palestinian rights: Opposes topic 14 2007: Let Iranian president visit Ground Zero: Opposes topic 14 US should be more involved in opportunities in Africa: Opposes topic 14 Help country atone for genocide against Native Americans : Favors topic 14 Stop relying on brute force internationally: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+5 points on Social scale)	Make suicide prevention a top priority for veterans & VA: Favors topic 15 Remove pathological romanticization of the military: Opposes topic 15 Military expenditures are 54% of all discretionary funding: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Fix budget to keep, maintain and create sustainable peace: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Form Department of Peace to pro-actively plan: Opposes topic 15 Repurpose military infrastructure for sustainable society: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	No voter ID; no politicized gerrymandering: Strongly Favors topic 16 DC should have representation in Congress: Favors topic 16 Must address election security & Russian interference: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+2 points on Social scale)	Support Israeli security & Palestinian human rights: Opposes topic 17 Stronger position on Saudi Arabia; end involvement in Yemen: Strongly Favors topic 17 U.S. imperialistically devastated both Vietnam and Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Vietnam was a huge black gash wounding America: Favors topic 17 Speak to Afghan women to decide about withdrawing troops: Opposes topic 17 We're spending $350B supporting genocidal war against Yemen: Strongly Favors topic 17 Rejoin Iran nuclear deal and increase diplomacy: Favors topic 17 North Korea: Partial sanction relief for some disarming: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Green energy instead of coal, fracking, and nuclear: Strongly Favors topic 18 Put a price on carbon to send a sustained market signal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports Green New Deal and green jobs program: Favors topic 18 Climate change biggest crisis of our time: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports Green New Deal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Massive effort to combat effects of climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Nuclear energy may be part of "green" mix: Strongly Favors topic 18 Broad-based federal carbon tax at $60 per ton: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transfer subsidies for dirty energy to develop clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Ban fracking: Favors topic 18 Invest in renewable energy, both in US and abroad: Strongly Favors topic 18 I will treat global warming problem holistically: Strongly Favors topic 18 Harness motivation like JFK did going to moon: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Opioid crisis results from pharma companies drugging America: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legalize marijuana, but no expungement: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	We are living at the effect of an unjust economic system: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports $15 minimum wage & Green New Deal: Strongly Favors topic 20 Equal access to opportunity for a stable democracy: Favors topic 20 Declare an unconditional war on poverty, end homelessness: Strongly Favors topic 20

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