VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Guarantee women access to birth control & Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Legal abortion in first trimester of pregnancy: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Help women fight for equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Increase efforts to integrate state colleges: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Don�t include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports character education & teacher-led voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Led efforts to expand children�s health coverage: Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly 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)	$400M federal funds for Ready Set Go! Initiative: Opposes topic 7 Raise teacher salaries; increase technology in schools: Opposes topic 7 Supports charter schools & public school choice: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand the use of the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Support �truth in sentencing� & mandatory third-strike: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow concealed carry: Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax relief for corporations from highest rate in southeast: Opposes topic 11 Led charge for creation of state earned income tax credit: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Deport illegals who commit crimes; no college for illegals: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Visited China to see N.C.'s competition: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (-5 points on Social scale)	International dialogue will lead to a more peaceful world: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	N.C. is most military-friendly state in America: Favors topic 15 Keep the federal government from closing our military bases: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Incentives for alternative energy and efficiency: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale)	Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax relief for corporations from highest rate in southeast: Strongly Opposes topic 20