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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Fight for Planned Parenthood and women's access: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly 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)	Retrofit facilities for Americans with Disabilities Act: Favors topic 2 Equal pay for equal work & Paycheck Fairness Act: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Defend LGBTQIA rights, including seniors: Strongly Favors topic 3 Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants: Strongly Favors topic 3 Allow student sports choice based on gender identity: 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)	Supports single-payer at state level and federal level: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare: 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)	Protect Social Security from GOP restructuring: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers take resources out of public education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Replace school achievement testing with progress testing: Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Fund river revitalization; fight for environmental justice: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency: Strongly Opposes topic 8 $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban for-profit prisons; support sentencing reform: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly 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
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Deporting parents of U.S. citizens is morally wrong: Strongly Favors topic 12 Allow bilingual education in public schools: Favors topic 12 Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: 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
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't use military to prevent nuclear proliferation: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	VA medical benefits, job training, and housing loans: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Replace Citizen's United with public financing: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots: Favors topic 16 Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: 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
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020: Strongly Favors topic 18 Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023: Strongly Favors topic 18 Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: 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 Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20

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