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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	100% pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Outspoken advocate for labor unions and women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal criminalization of gay sex under state law: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal state ban on sodomy; make gay sex legal: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Oppose needing written parental permission for sex education: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Oppose "ministries" outside of birth control insurance law: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Against privatizing Medicare and Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Math teacher and unabashed backer of public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 No vouchers; no charters; yes Common Core: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Big supporter of protecting access to public lands: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	No to capital punishment; yes to alternative sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports expanding background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Common-sense solutions like expanding background checks: Opposes topic 10 Don't bar state enforcement of any federal semi-auto gun ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 No gun licensing; allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increase income taxes on wealthy, but not others: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Illegal aliens eligible for in-state tuition: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	When wealthy in Congress, playing field tilts to wealthy: Favors topic 16 Limit campaign contributions; and no photo ID's to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Disclose state property energy efficiency on website: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Medical marijuana law is over-restrictive: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Economy that works for all of us, not just for the richest: Favors topic 20 Wall St. is doing great; recovery hasn't reached rest of us: Favors topic 20

Amanda Curtis is a Hard-Core Liberal
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