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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)	Vetoed requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Committed to women�s reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	Not gay; just a straight, single workaholic: Favors topic 3 Marriage is 1-man-1-woman, but oppose Prop.107 defining it: Opposes 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)	Better health care policies for seniors: 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
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	Implement school choice via public charter schools: Favors topic 7 For establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools: Opposes topic 7 Supports school choice without expense of vouchers: Favors topic 7 Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (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)	Supports the death penalty; amend statutes to allow it: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases: Strongly Favors topic 10 No new gun laws; bearing arms is a fundamental liberty: Strongly Favors topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Deferring DREAMer deportations about priorities, not policy: Favors topic 12 Cheered Mexican president denouncing Arizona immigration law: Favors topic 12 Keep up intense pressure on border criminals: Opposes topic 12 You build a 50-foot wall, somebody will find a 51-ft ladder: Favors topic 12 Crackdown on employers who hire illegal workers, not workers: Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13 Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Operation Stonegarden: $75M to break up Mexican drug cartels: Strongly Favors topic 19 Undeniable link between drugs and criminal activity: Strongly Favors topic 19 Teach children about the dangers of all forms of drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balance budget even during recession: Opposes topic 20 Provides funding for the priorities without raising taxes: Opposes topic 20

Janet Napolitano is a Centrist
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