router.post('/getStances', function(req, res, next) {
    var text = '{"success":"0"}';
    text = queries.getStances(req.body.issues[0], req.body.issues[1], req.body.issues[2], req.body.issues[3]);
    var obj = JSON.parse(result);
    res.send(obj);
});

getStances: function (a, b, c, d) {
        var sendback = '{"stances":[';
        sendback += '{"1":[';
        var querytext = "SELECT * FROM allIssues WHERE topicname = '"+ a +"'";
        query = client.query(querytext,function (callback) {
            query.on('row', (row) => {
                sendback += "{" + '"'+row['topicstance']+'"' + " : "  +  '"'+ row['topicdescription'] + '"'+ "} , ";
                console.log(sendback);
            });
        });

        querytext = "SELECT * FROM allIssues WHERE topicname = '"+ b +"'";
        query = client.query(querytext);
            query.on('row', (row) => {
                sendback += "{" + '"'+ row['topicstance'] + '"'+ " : " + '"'+ row['topicdescription'] + '"'+ "} , ";
            });
            query.on('end', () => {
                sendback += "]}";
                sendback += "]}";
                client.end();
                return sendback;
            });
        }