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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports abortion law allowing first trimester terminations: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Filed legal brief to overturn S.D.'s gay marriage ban: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 I was wrong to support 1996 Defense of Marriage Act: Strongly Favors topic 3 Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Favors topic 4 YES on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Keep ObamaCare in place; we need it: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on blocking medical savings acounts: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Increase retirement age and cut growth of benefits: Opposes topic 6 YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support charters & vouchers; oppose Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	More fees for mining and ranching; use cost-benefit analysis: Opposes topic 8 NO on continuing desert protection in California: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Favors topic 9 YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Concealed carry ok; repeal all bans on legal guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise taxes on estates worth more than $10 million: Strongly Favors topic 11 Pay a little more taxes & give up some programs: Favors topic 11 Rich people willing to pay more taxes to help our country: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	5-year path to citizenship for illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Support official English; oppose illegal alien benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports NAFTA, GATT, WTO, and MFN: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pay our UN dues; continue economic aid to Russia: Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	Significant cutbacks on overseas military spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15 YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Favors topic 15 YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Both parties beholden to corporate backers: Favors topic 16 Ban out-of-state contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Immediate increase of 12 cents per gallon in the gas tax: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Increase penalties for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Priority to balance the federal budget and reduce taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20