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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)	Archbishop of Kansas chides governor for supporting abortion: No opin. on topic 1 Vetoed Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act as unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed by Planned Parenthood for years as pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	There is still injustice in America: Favors topic 2 Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	2007: LGBT job protection; rescinded in 2015: Strongly Favors topic 3 No Constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3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)	First step of overhaul: health care to 10 million children: Strongly Favors topic 5 I-Save-Rx: low-cost prescriptions from Canada and Europe: Favors topic 5 Insure all Kansas children from birth to age five: Strongly Favors topic 5 Cutting Medicaid will increase numbers of uninsured: Strongly Favors topic 5 Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect and strengthen public schools after years of neglect: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Pay teachers adequately and provide them with health care: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Society bears cost of pollution (+5 points on Social scale)	Environmental justice strategy: protect polluted communities: Strongly Opposes topic 8 $1.5 million grants for recycling & composting: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Restore funding for transportation and biosciences projects: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Owing to her Catholicism, Sebelius opposes the death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Opponent of capital punishment during Supreme Court ruling: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Vetoed concealed carry law: Opposes topic 10 Allow machine gun ownership if NFA requirements met: Favors topic 10 No new restrictions: supports second amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Balanced four state budgets without tax increases: Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Focus on employers who hire illegal workers: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Regarded as pro-business and fiscally conservative: Favors topic 13 Create new markets for Kansas products at home and overseas: Strongly Favors topic 13 Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13 Rescinded state commitment under CAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13
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)	Benefits for state employees called to National Guard duty: Favors topic 15 Strategic Military Planning to protect vital military assets: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Stand up to the big powerful lobbies: Favors topic 16 Vetoed voter ID requirement for advance voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Chart a new course: Soldiers can’t solve political disputes: Favors topic 17 Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Vigilant in war against dangerous methamphetamine: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Erased $1.1 billion budget deficit without raising taxes: Opposes topic 20 Economy requires urgent action & sustained attention: Favors topic 20 Uncovered $159 million in wasteful government spending: Opposes topic 20