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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Fundamental right to life from conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2
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)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace ObamaCare with market-based healthcare reform: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect and preserve the promises we made to our seniors: Opposes topic 6 Opposes diverting some FICA into personal accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fight the imposition of Common Core standards & mandates: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes states adopting federal education standards: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't regulate waters; do regulate sugar: Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support the Second Amendment and the First Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the Death Tax; simplify the tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports lowering taxes to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Serious & measurable steps to finally secure southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports illegals returning to country of origin: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Restore America to her rightful place of world leadership: Strongly Favors topic 14 Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Cut government bloat elsewhere to build military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Peace thru strength: defend our vital national interests: Opposes topic 17 Support Israel; ally against China; no Iranian nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	All-of-the-above strategy including Keystone XL: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports building the Keystone XL pipeline: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports federally developing renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored bill for combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20

Paul Mitchell is a Hard-Core Conservative
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