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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Remove Confederate statues from state capitol: Strongly Favors topic 2 Narrow score gaps for minority and female students: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Declare pornography a public health crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Does not support gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Against local governments passing anti-discrimination laws: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Abstinence-only education in K-12 schools: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Must provide health coverage, if not Insure Tennessee: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare costs TN $350M; cut but preserve rural hospitals: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Expand Medicaid to include smoking cessation assistance: Favors topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes 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)	Boost public education by $1.5B: Opposes topic 7 Tennessee Promise: two years of free community college: Opposes topic 7 $2.5M for SAILS program: math tutors for high school seniors: Opposes topic 7 Remove 90-cap limit on charter schools: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	35 million visits annually to Tennessee State Parks: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Work with local law enforcement to keep the streets safe: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	We each have an individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Revenue Modernization Act: level playing field for business: Favors topic 11 TN thinks differently: don't spend money; give back taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 100% opposed to a state income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	College tuition break for in-state undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Federal government immigration policy has failed: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Suspend placing Syrian refugees in Tennessee: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	STRONG Act: tuition-free public college for veterans: Favors topic 15 Only 1% of our country serves to keep the rest of us free: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Increase campaign contribution limits but disallow lobbyists: Opposes topic 16 Require photo ID in order to vote: Strongly Opposes 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)	Supports alternative fuels to cut dependence on foreign oil: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Get tough on meth crimes: Favors topic 19 Rated C- by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tools to be successful: good roads and broadband access: Favors topic 20 Encourage business with low taxes and austere government: Strongly Opposes topic 20