Gavin Newsom on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes defunding Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2 Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Early supporter for gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Strict separation of church and state: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports HealthySF: available to all uninsured residents: Strongly Favors topic 5 Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	The water we drink & the air we breathe hang in the balance: Opposes topic 8 Pro-active on energy and resource management: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Criminal justice reform is crucial; repeal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports tax hikes for public good: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	There is no border crisis; the wall is just xenophobia: Favors topic 12 National Guard for crime on border, not immigration: Favors topic 12 Border wall is just rhetoric; celebrate diversity: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Sanctuary cities build trust: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't gut programs to pay for military buildup: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Campaigned to boost student registration: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	California leads the way on green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Let California legalization continue: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Pushed Proposition 64, legalizing adult use of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 I'm not pro-pot, but anti-prohibition; opposed 2010 Prop 19: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Government has role in economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20