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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Person who is pregnant should decide about abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Consider international and intergenerational vaccinations: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Add two years to the existing education system, preK-13 : Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Urgently need to return half of Vermont to wilderness: Strongly Opposes topic 8
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)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Let property taxes go up into nether regions of income: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Would support noncitizens voting in state & local elections: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Good ideas waiting to be found everywhere around the planet: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+2 points on Social scale)	Reducing fuel use does less to prop up Russia: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Voting is just the beginning of active citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 16 Tradition of open primary voting needs exercise: Strongly Favors topic 16 Political lawn signs are distracting roadside blight: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Vermont has fallen behind in meeting weak climate goals: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't think overdose prevention centers address root cause: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Dedicated funds within state government should be avoided: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Peter Duval is a Moderate Liberal
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