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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)	Vote for abortion ban at 6 weeks when heartbeat is heard: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES on making abortion illegal at 20 weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception; oppose taxpayer funded abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Poll university faculty for their political affiliations: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Introduced "bathroom bill" against transgender students: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	My faith as a Christian started to define my life: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Allow seniors to deduct cost of prescription and OTC drugs: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase Cost-of-Living Adjustment to reflect rising prices: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	$40M more for schools; $150M more for teachers: Opposes topic 7 Too many children being indoctrinated to hate America: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	We have to deregulate certain industries: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored bill to restore death penalty in Iowa: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Will never back down in fight to preserve Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax relief for middle class, not Wall Street: Favors topic 11 Abolish the death tax on family farms: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure borders before discussing eligibility for citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Move manufacturing back to US, supports tariffs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Most important issue: preserving freedom for next generation: Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	We must maintain military superiority over China: Strongly Favors topic 15 We can't keep spending trillions on never-ending wars: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Require identification to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Different standards for voting mean we're not equal: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Claimed there was conspiracy to deprive Trump of re-election: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Communist China is an existential threat: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Farmers deserve to profit from wind, biomass, solar panels: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Let people take what drugs they want to fight COVID: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Goal of welfare system should be keeping families together: Opposes topic 20

Jim Carlin is a Populist Conservative
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