Sam Rankin on SenateMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Phase out affirmative action over 5-year period: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Family is one pillar of society: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is the worst bill ever passed by Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Tort reform plus higher deductibles & co-pays: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Phase in age increase and more realistic CPI: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	New reforms to replace No Child Left Behind: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	We live in cycles with all other systems: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	End tax subsidies; & tax corporations in foreign countries: Favors topic 11 Simplify to three tax brackets: 12%, 22%, 28%: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't deport illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Actively engage and assist European nations through NATO: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Reduce our nuclear warhead stockpile & reduce F-35's: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Special interests support the status quo; Americans don't: Strongly Favors topic 16 Excessive campaign money is our country's greatest problem: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate earmarks; 3-year federal pay freeze: Strongly Opposes topic 20