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Dan Carter on SenateMatch | 
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No opinion on
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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No opinion on
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | NO on including gender identity in anti-discrimination law: Strongly Opposes topic 3 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Government-run ObamaCare screams out to repeal & replace: Strongly Opposes topic 5 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Favors
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Bottom-up decisions on schools, not top-down politicians: Strongly Favors topic 7 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Strongly Favors
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Empower both law enforcement and communities together: Strongly Favors topic 9 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Represented Newtown; but opposed gun control after shooting: Strongly Favors topic 10 Voted NO on restricting sales of "long guns" and ammo by age: Strongly Favors topic 10  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Common sense tax policies to unleash power of entrepreneurs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | NO on loosening in-state tuition for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Oppose TTP as neither free trade nor fair trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Policy of stupefied bystander erodes America's stature: Strongly Favors topic 14 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 15:Expand the military
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Restore troops to being nimble, smart and relentless: Strongly Favors topic 15 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Democrats do nothing but raise campaign cash for re-election: Favors topic 16 Fully fund the Citizens' Election Fund (public finance): Strongly Favors topic 16  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | ISIS threat is very real both at home and abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 17 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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Strongly Favors
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Voted NO on medical marijuana for debilitating conditions: Strongly Favors topic 19 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Too much of our economy is controlled by federal government: Strongly Opposes topic 20 | 
Dan Carter is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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