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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Voters can respect life while safeguarding individual rights: Opposes topic 1 Supported overturning Roe v. Wade: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Unconscionable to terminate healthy baby born alive: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Woman's right to choose but only in first trimester: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	They want to get rid of meritocracy in our country: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for minors : Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	We've collapsed patriotism; our country is redeemable: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	The ACA has failed to live up to its expectation: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is stupid to keep 26-yr-olds on parents' insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes repealing Obamacare, for Medicaid expansion: Strongly Favors topic 5 I think drug prices are wildly too high: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Trim benefits; raise the retirement age: Favors topic 6 Adjust for younger people, life expectancy going up: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Worry about the basics, not gender-inclusive policies: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Platform includes scaling back government regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8 Nursing homes struggling with massive amounts of regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Claims "defunding the police" is cause for high crime rates: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Right to keep and bear arms: no exception: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Low corporate tax rate, but set a minimum tax rate: Favors topic 11 Everybody should pay some level of tax, even a small amount: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Get the rich and powerful to pay their fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Our laws need to be enforced and our borders strengthened: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Border is not really a huge issue, hyped by the right: Strongly Favors topic 12 Bipartisan bill would allow 5000 illegal immigrants daily: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Like a rotten onion, many layers to this open border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	We can restore the American Dream by coming together: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+5 points on Social scale)	DOD is the most wasteful and corrupt agency in history: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Tighten up voting process; clean up voting system: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Why did state Supreme Court bring back drop boxes?: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Lead through deterrence, send a clear message of strength: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Trump put crushing sanctions on Iran; Biden lifted them: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Don't think we should endlessly fund money into Ukraine: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Delusional to end fossil fuel use: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Roll back regulations to expand energy production : Strongly Opposes topic 18 Climate change is an existential threat to humanity: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Not a libertarian when it comes to drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	We must dramatically reduce federal spending and deficits: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Economic sanity: private-sector-driven pro-growth business: Opposes topic 20 Economic focus: jobs. Inflation, and overall growth: Favors topic 20

Eric Hovde is a Hard-Core Conservative
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