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)	Uncompromising champion of a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports federal abortion funding: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	The right to marry is sacred for gay and straight people: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Get started on ObamaCare, then expand Medi-Cal: Favors topic 5 Get started on ObamaCare, then expand Medi-Cal: Strongly Favors topic 5 Insurance companies must cover maternity leave & services: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports government-run healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Consider subsidiarity: central authority only if local fails: Favors topic 7 Let people vote to avoid cutting schools & colleges: Favors topic 7 Give school districts more flexibility and hold accountable: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+5 points on Social scale)	$14B to build tunnels and restore San Joaquin Delta habitat: Opposes topic 8 Supports high speed rail in CA to create jobs, ease traffic: Opposes topic 8 Banned shark fin harvesting to protect sharks and ocean: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Curb prison spending through an historic realignment: Opposes topic 9 Cracked down on violent gangs: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Only choice is raise taxes to deal with extreme difficulty: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports state aid to illegals' children and DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 Signed AB131: undocumented students college financial aid: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Open CA trade and investment office in Shanghai: Strongly Favors topic 13 CA entrepreneurialism reaps benefit from Pacific Rim trade: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social 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)
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Forced legislators to comply with campaign disclosure laws: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	CO2 emissions could warm planet by 7 degrees: Strongly Favors topic 18 Clean energy investment produces jobs for CA: Favors topic 18 Clean Energy Jobs Plan: invest to replace fossil fuel: Strongly Favors topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (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)	Only choice is raise taxes to deal with extreme difficulty: Favors topic 20 Proposes balanced budget and $12.5 billion in cuts: Opposes topic 20