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Julian Bell on VoteMatch | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Strongly supports a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Easy access to effective birth control & abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Some day give women equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Treat others how you would be treated, including gays: 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)  | Obtain efficiencies through single payer or equivalent: Strongly Favors topic 5 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Opposes
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (-3 points on Economic scale)  | Teachers should be paid well: Opposes topic 7 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Intrinsic value of biodiversity, wilderness, and clean air: Strongly Opposes topic 8 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Guns make people less safe because they're designed to kill: Strongly Opposes topic 10 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Decreasing taxes on the rich has made rich people richer: Strongly Favors topic 11 | 
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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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No opinion on
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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No opinion on
 topic 15:Expand the military
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Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Citizens United takes free speech away from people: Favors topic 16 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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Strongly Favors
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Decarbonize at state level; hold corporations responsible: Strongly Favors topic 18 Change energy practices to reduce atmospheric CO2: Strongly Favors topic 18  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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Strongly Favors
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Invest in urgently needed affordable workforce housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 | 
Julian Bell is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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