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Ameya Pawar on VoteMatch | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Pro-choice even if Roe overturned: Strongly Favors topic 1 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Everyone deserves equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Favors
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Would go to single-payer: Strongly Favors topic 5 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Give city families the schools they seek out in suburbs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Focus on rehabilitation, not punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9 | 
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Opposes
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (-3 points on Economic scale)  | Require gun liability insurance: Opposes topic 10 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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No opinion on
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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No opinion on
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day: Strongly Opposes topic 14 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Must confront climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | End the war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | A New Deal for Illinois: Strongly Favors topic 20 Pushed economic development projects totaling $300 million: Strongly Favors topic 20  |