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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Staunchly pro-life; life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Denounced "structural bigotry" in 2020; "wokeness" in 2022: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	2013: supported same-sex marriage to Supreme Court: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Candidates with Muslim background are a political liability: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Government should never impose vaccine mandates: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Entitlements are not sustainable in their present form: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reimagine how we educate people, through school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Cut red tape and get out of the way of private innovation: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Will always back and support law enforcement officials: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Stand against extreme left who want to abolish our rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Stop illegal immigration; finish building the Wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	When China succeeds, the United States succeeds: Favors topic 13 With Bush: embrace trade; with Trump: America First: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Extend the Trump administration's model of fair trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Promote equality and pluralism around the world: Favors topic 14 Oppose China to practice and preserve our exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 America is exceptional; will stand up against wokeness: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	Advocate for resources for military and veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports Voter ID & absentee ballot signature verification: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Fully supports term limits; pledges no more than two terms: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Sanction China for its crimes; reparations for COVID: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Ensure the United States stands up for itself in the world: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Needn't choose between clean environment & affordable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support small businesses; get government out of the way: Strongly Opposes topic 20

David McCormick is a Hard-Core Conservative
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