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)	Women should have the right to family planning: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	All South Carolinians should honor MLK Day: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	I am hooked up to two IV's: Christianity and politics: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support ObamaCare to expand quality affordable care: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make sure seniors receive the benefits they have earned: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in quality public education: Strongly 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)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Make public safety one of my number one priorities: Favors topic 9 Martha Stewart: incarcerated but never lost sense of self: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Right to guns, but address issues of gun violence: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Fight for America's declining middle class: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports comprehensive immigration reform: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	I'm mad as heel about delays in veterans' care: Favors topic 15 Take action against neglect of our veterans: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Transparency and availability are both my virtues: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Open the Savannah River Site nuclear reactor fuel project: 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)
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ensure the county has reliable public transportation: Favors topic 20