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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-life, pro-God, pro-family: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Problems with Medicaid expansion including fraud, abuse: Opposes topic 5 Medicaid expansion "bungled," and is unsustainable: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Warning on flavored e-cigarettes, like regular cigarettes: Favors topic 5 Temporarily freeze Medicaid enrollment in Louisiana: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Work with schools & businesses to align education with jobs: Opposes topic 7 Expand school choice options to empower parents: Strongly Favors topic 7 OpEd: Rispone supports vouchers to get his own tax break: Strongly Favors topic 7 Allow use of tax dollars for Christian schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Let local boards give raises to individual teachers: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports Coastal Master Plan as essential: Opposes topic 8 Environmental lawsuit abuse is killing thousands of jobs: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Modernize criminal justice system; make it more efficient: Opposes topic 9 Religious objection to death penalty, and not a deterrent: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes radical Left and their gun grabbing agenda: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Balance budgets, and build up reserves: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No specifics on budget cuts; try to control spending: Opposes topic 11 Yes on historic federal tax cuts; no on raising state taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Stands with Trump on immigration & border wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Put an end to sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes 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)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Against legalizing marijuana; need info about medical use: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Eddie Rispone is a Moderate Conservative
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