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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)	Opposes Amendment 1 banning abortion for rape & incest: 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)
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-gay rights: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is over the top, but keep the good parts: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No scare tactics: system is solvent for next 20 years: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	I believe in public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	No one has the right to pollute America's air and water: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Class-action lawsuits against paper companies' dumped waste: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Where do the little people go for justice?: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendment protects Americans from tyranny: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Simplify and streamline the tax code with flat tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Fair and just path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fair trade is vital; but don't ship jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Promote human rights as cornerstone of US foreign policy: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Ensure our troops receive the support & resources they need: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Time for our service members to come home from Afghanistan: Favors topic 17 Critical to avoid nukes in North Korea and Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean renewables: Favors topic 18 Commercial solar & wind, and also clean coal: Favors topic 18 Supports construction of the Keystone pipeline: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balanced budget amendment to restore fiscal discipline: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We send too little on infrastructure: Favors topic 20