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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale) | Empower women to make reproductive health decisions: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Equal pay for equal work is the next women's milestone: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Liberty to share love and life is an inherent right: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Fix ObamaCare, but don't put insurance companies in charge: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes any attempt to harm Medicare and Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale) | Keep state leaders focused like a laser beam on our schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | We must do more to protect our natural resources: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale) | Supports capital punishment: Favors topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports only current gun laws: Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Maintain current tax levels, except gas tax to improve roads: Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale) | Raise H-1B cap: attract top talent from around the world: Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale) | We should not act as the world's policeman: Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale) | Focus on state's needs, not foreign conflicts: Opposes topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale) | Limit corporate and PAC campaign contributions: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale) | United States should not be the policeman for the world: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Invest in alternative forms of energy like solar, wind & gas: Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale) | It's time for Congress to spend less and cut waste: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10: Favors topic 20 |