Doug Marks on SenateMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice but it's a state issue: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action is damaging government interference: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't be in the marriage business: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Keep God in public, but not in government: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Get government out of healthcare markets: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Social Security scam is going to cost my generation: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	End 'public' schools as we know it: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	EPA is useless; I worked in that industry: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	No victim, no crime: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	All the money of the wealthy won't fix the spending problem: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	DREAMers are victims, not criminals: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support & expand free trade: Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	American Exceptionalism? we're no better than everyone else: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Bring the troops HOME, rather than expanding the military: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fiscal irresponsibility to prop up green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Drug prohibition should all end: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Get The Fed out of the market: Strongly Opposes topic 20