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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Fundamental right to make one's own health care decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pass a 21st century Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Medicare for all (under age 55) who want it: Strongly Favors topic 5 Everybody needs to have health care in this country: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect Social Security & Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Works on Purify Project: water sanitation in Tanzania: 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)	Close gun show loophole; require gun owner insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Refuses donations from NRA & gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow CDC & NIH to research data on gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated 0% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Those benefiting the most have an obligation to pay: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Fighting for immigrant rights near and dear to me: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect the right to vote for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	We need to revisit war powers role of president & Congress: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Net-zero US CO2 emissions by 2045: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rejoin Paris Climate Accord: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize marijuana and release those locked up immediately: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Eddie Mauro is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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