Misam Abidi on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Pro-life, but also pro-mother, pro-child, and pro-family: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose quotas; strongly support equal opportunity: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+2 points on Social scale)	America influenced by Christianity, Islam, Buddhism & others: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support healthcare access, with major structural reform: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Oppose full privatization; support modernization: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support vouchers, but not as a blanket policy: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Environmental regulations protect families: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Swift due process better than simply increasing sentences: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Protect gun rights AND prevent mass violence: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Tax corporations to contribute to community supporting them: Favors topic 11 Support fair progressive restructuring: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Earned pathway to citizenship for immigrants: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support fair and responsible trade: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	America First, with international cooperation: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Peace through strength, nut military is last resort: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Stay out of foreign wars: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Balanced clean-energy strategy: solar, nuclear, and more: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana is not a gateway drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus ok when targeted, temporary, and accountable: Favors topic 20

Misam Abidi is a Moderate Libertarian Liberal
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