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Matthew Whitaker on SenateMatch | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 | 
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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)  | My faith requires me to support traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 | 
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Favors
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | Christian churchgoer who can champion our values & beliefs: Favors topic 4 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Defund and repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 | 
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Favors
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | No hope that Social Security will be there for future: Favors topic 6 | 
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Favors
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Common Core is one-size-fits-all, top-down solution: Favors topic 7 Common Core is cram-it-down-your-throat reform: Favors topic 7  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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No opinion on
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Lifetime defender of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Taxes are too high and the tax code is too complex: Strongly Opposes topic 11 | 
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Opposes
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | As US Attorney, prosecuted immigration cases: Opposes topic 12 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | No foreign aid to countries that don't like us: Strongly Favors topic 14 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 15:Expand the military
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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No opinion on
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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No opinion on
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Cap-and-trade proposal stifles the American dream: Strongly Opposes topic 18 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Balance the budget instead of $17 trillion national debt: Opposes topic 20 |