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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)	Abortion is population control, not healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Proportional representation laws are unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Models are Jesus Christ, Christmas, and the Holy Bible: Strongly Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	Repeal and replace ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 Help people with pre-existing conditions: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Defend our borders and our people: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Defend our border; build the Wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 ICE should not be abolished; work with Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs are necessary to make the world play fair: Opposes topic 13 Tariffs make world play fair, & bring jobs back to America: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pull out of the United Nations: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	We must build up our defense industries: Strongly Favors topic 15 Build up defense and rebuild defense industries: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Endorses Trump's efforts to reform elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Eliminate Korean nuclear weapons by diplomacy or military: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Denuclearization of North Korea will be end of Korean War: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Want to see much more science on climate change linkages: 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)	Continue and improve Trump initiatives to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Steve Carlson is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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