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)	Protect the right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Criticized governor for attempt to ban abortion: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect GLBT by updating laws: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	No school prayer; yes comprehensive sex ed: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Medicare for all: Strongly Favors topic 5 Criticized governor for attempt to repeal ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Help give retirement security to millions of workers: Opposes topic 6 Alter public employee pensions to reduce state pension debt: Favors topic 6 Allow old age beneficiaries to also receive unemployment: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Full funding of public schools, & best pedagogic practices: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Spent his time as a legislator protecting our environment: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Rehabilitation rather than punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Seal criminal records upon earning a GED, AA, or BA: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support sensible gun laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Initiate a state graduated income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect undocumented immigrants: Favors topic 12 Criticized governor for attempt to curb immigration: 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)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Political system favors billionaires & machine politicians: Strongly Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration when getting any state ID: Strongly Favors 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)	Fully renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise the minimum wage to $15: Strongly Favors topic 20 The rich have set up a system that benefits them: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise minimum wage from $8.25 to $11 by 2019: Favors topic 20