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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't stop abortions but don't pay for them either: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support women by seeking a female running mate: 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)
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)	Healthcare should be an economic right for all citizens: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Parents need to have choices in school selections: Strongly Favors 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)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Implement voter-approved expanded background checks: Opposes topic 10 Expand state background checks because people voted for it: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Spending to increase revenue would justify raising taxes: Favors topic 11 Replace commerce tax with broad-based corporate income tax: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Empathy for DACA targets, wants them part of immigration law: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Bring in out-of-state business but no overseas missions: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	We need a hard look at military spending to find excesses: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Picture ID as requirement to voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Enthusiast for the future of renewable wind & solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax abatements are not needed to entice new business: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Investment in infrastructure can bring in high paying jobs: Strongly Favors topic 20