Stacey Abrams on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Roe v. Wade achieved a measure of reproductive justice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Expand reproductive freedom to under-served areas: Strongly Favors topic 1 Let ObamaCare plans cover abortion: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Call racism what it is: wrong: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reflect on terrible Confederacy in museums, not monuments: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	No discrimination, including against LGBTQ: Strongly Favors topic 3 No discrimination, including against LGBTQ: Strongly Favors topic 3 Welcome everyone, instead of "religious liberty": Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Oppose monument to Ten Commandments at State Capitol: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect progress of ObamaCare, instead of lawsuits: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicaid expansion for reduced cost & preexisting conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5 Paying for uncompensated care brings money back: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid; explore universal coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	We must help our most vulnerable citizens: Strongly Favors topic 6 We must help our most vulnerable citizens: Strongly Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest what is necessary for education from cradle to career: Strongly Favors topic 7 No money for school vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Help students from early learning thru post-secondary school: Opposes topic 7 Chief Turnaround Officers for low-performing schools: Opposes topic 7 Voted NO on $42M more tax credits for private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Hurricane recovery is a 10-month process, not 10 days: Opposes topic 8 Stay on top of environmental waste & clean-up: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Justice should not be determined by your paycheck: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Voted YES on criminalizing "up-skirting": Favors topic 9 Voted NO on 10-year minimum for assaulting a cop: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	AR-15s are not necessary on our streets: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Gun-carry license doesn't apply to "campus carry": Strongly Opposes topic 10 State should enact reasonable restrictions on guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Voted NO on "campus carry;" it won't make students safer: Opposes topic 10 Rated 7% 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)	Republican tax bill rigged the system against working class: Strongly Favors topic 11 Ask everyone to do their fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 Keep graduated income tax instead of 5.4% flat tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	21st-century Immigration plan, not walls nor open borders: Strongly Favors topic 12 Colleges need not act as immigration enforcement officers: 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)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Give military base residents tuition & teaching certificates: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Fair Fight: Bedrock guarantee of right to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 Deliberate interference & disenfranchisement in `18 election: Strongly Favors topic 16 Disenfranchisement was death by 1,000 cuts: Strongly Favors topic 16 Sued in 2016 to stop "exact match" on voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Protect voter's rights against voter suppression tactics: Strongly Favors topic 16 Founded voter registration project: Strongly Favors topic 16 Head of a voter registration group; focus on minorities: Strongly Favors topic 16 Exact-match process violates Voting Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 16 Stop redistricting voters of color to dilute their votes: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Clean energy key to jobs & innovation: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Expand list of conditions for medical marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Add fentanyl to list of criminalized opioids: Favors topic 19 No mandatory drug testing for food stamp recipients: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Federal shutdowns are a stunt: furloughs hurt workers: Favors topic 20 Invest in community businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest in community businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20