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Richard Longstreth on VoteMatch | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Personally against abortion but no government role to ban it: Strongly Favors topic 1 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | No government role in diversity of private business: Strongly Opposes topic 2 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 | 
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Opposes
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | No endorsement of religion, but don't remove references: Opposes topic 4 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Government should not be involved in healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 | 
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Favors
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Privatize Social Security: Favors topic 6 | 
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Favors
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Individuals deserve choice in schools: Favors topic 7 | 
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Favors
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | EPA regulations are too restrictive: Favors topic 8 | 
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Opposes
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Don't imprison people for victimless˙crimes: Opposes topic 9 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Why should we punish success with higher taxes?: Strongly Opposes topic 11 | 
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Opposes
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | We already have a pathway to citizenship: Opposes topic 12 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Support & expand free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 15:Expand the military
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Let's cut the military & close bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 | 
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Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Avoid foreign entanglements: Strongly Favors topic 17 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | End the drug war & don't tell us what to do with our bodies: Strongly Opposes topic 19 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Stimulus is what causes the free market to fail: Strongly Opposes topic 20 | 
Richard Longstreth is a Hard-Core Libertarian
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