• CC: The Christian Coalition voter guides
• FF: Faith-2-Action voter guides
• PVS: Project Vote Smart
• PCCC: Social Security Protectors Pledge

We report each group's rating using their own terminology; and we try to balance liberal groups against conservative groups. Votes which include "VoteMatch Usage" are scored as VoteMatch quiz responses. Those without a VoteMatch usage are included only on each candidate's main issues page.

Abortion

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q1 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) I consider myself pro-life or (2) I consider myself pro-choice	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 7 Republicans: 27 Independents: 0
10-FF-q1 on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports giving legal protection to unborn children or (2) Opposes giving legal protection to unborn children	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 1 Republicans: 5 Independents: 5
10-FF-q1a on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports keeping Partial Birth Abortion legal or (2) Opposes Partial Birth Abortion	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 0 Republicans: 0 Independents: 0
10-CC-q1 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports both federal abortion funding & judicial activism or (2) Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 8 Republicans: 13 Independents: 8
10-CC-q1a on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research or (2) Opposes prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 9 Republicans: 49 Independents: 7
10-CC-q1b on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports federal abortion funding or (2) Opposes federal abortion funding	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.	Democrats: 5 Republicans: 63 Independents: 5

Budget & Economy

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-FF-q11 on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports the stimulus bill or (2) Opposes the stimulus bill	(Not used in VoteMatch)	Democrats: 2 Republicans: 3 Independents: 7
10-FF-q11a on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports Balanced Budget Amendment; opposes stimulus bill or (2) Opposes Balanced Budget Amendment; supports stimulus bill	(Not used in VoteMatch)	Democrats: 0 Republicans: 0 Independents: 0

Civil Rights

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q3 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Opposes same-sex marriage or (2) Supports same-sex marriage	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 28 Independents: 0
10-FF-q3 on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) or (2) Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 3 Independents: 5
10-CC-q2 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports affirmative action or (2) Opposes affirmative action	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 2.	Democrats: 1 Republicans: 4 Independents: 2
10-CC-q3 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage or (2) Opposes Amendment to prevent same sex marriage	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3.	Democrats: 7 Republicans: 60 Independents: 12

Crime

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q8 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports the death penalty or (2) Opposes the death penalty	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.	Democrats: 2 Republicans: 8 Independents: 0
10-CC-q8 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports capital punishment for certain crimes or (2) Opposes capital punishment for any crimes	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.	Democrats: 1 Republicans: 39 Independents: 7
10-CC-q9 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports more severe penalties for Hate Crimes or (2) Opposes more severe penalties for Hate Crimes	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 9.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 6 Independents: 5

Education

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-FF-q7 on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports less federal & more local control of education or (2) Opposes less federal or more local control of education	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 7.	Democrats: 4 Republicans: 5 Independents: 7
10-CC-q4 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports voluntary prayer in public schools or (2) Opposes voluntary prayer in public schools	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 4.	Democrats: 2 Republicans: 10 Independents: 2
10-CC-q7 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports education vouchers for public or private school or (2) Opposes education vouchers for public or private school	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 7.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 17 Independents: 0

Energy & Oil

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q18 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports regulations to reduce climate change or (2) Opposes regulations to reduce climate change	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.	Democrats: 0 Republicans: 5 Independents: 0
10-FF-q18 on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation or (2) Opposes passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.	Democrats: 4 Republicans: 4 Independents: 6
10-CC-q18 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports renewable energy tax credits or (2) Opposes renewable energy tax credits	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.	Democrats: 2 Republicans: 13 Independents: 9

Gun Control

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q10 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports restricting gun purchase & possession or (2) Opposes restricting gun purchase & possession	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 10.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 27 Independents: 0
10-CC-q10 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports restrictions on the right to bear arms or (2) Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 10.	Democrats: 6 Republicans: 68 Independents: 11

Health Care

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q5 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports public option for health insurance or (2) Opposes public option for health insurance	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 5.	Democrats: 2 Republicans: 12 Independents: 0
10-CC-q5 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports government-run healthcare or (2) Opposes government-run healthcare	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 5.	Democrats: 7 Republicans: 76 Independents: 14
10-CC-q5a on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports repealing nationalized healthcare law or (2) Opposes repealing nationalized healthcare law	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 5.	Democrats: 0 Republicans: 4 Independents: 0
10-CC-qCR on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports physician-assisted suicide or (2) Opposes physician-assisted suicide	(Not used in VoteMatch)	Democrats: 1 Republicans: 6 Independents: 0

Homeland Security

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-CC-q3a on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports banning homosexuals in the military or (2) Opposes banning homosexuals in the military	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3.	Democrats: 5 Republicans: 16 Independents: 9

Immigration

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q12 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports a pathway to citizenship or (2) Opposes a pathway to citizenship	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 27 Independents: 0
10-FF-q12a on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports continued funding of sanctuary cities or (2) Opposes continued funding of sanctuary cities	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 3 Independents: 3
10-FF-q12b on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports granting amnesty to illegal immigrants or (2) Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.	Democrats: 5 Republicans: 6 Independents: 7
10-FF-q12c on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports full implementation of current border security laws or (2) Opposes full implementation of current border security laws	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 4 Independents: 3

Social Security

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q6 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports privatizing Social Security or (2) Opposes privatizing Social Security	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 6.	Democrats: 1 Republicans: 26 Independents: 0
10-CC-q6 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports private retirement accounts or (2) Opposes private retirement accounts	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 6.	Democrats: 8 Republicans: 23 Independents: 8
10-PCCC on Aug 11, 2010	Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 6.	Democrats: 129 Republicans: 1 Independents: 10

Tax Reform

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q11 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports eliminating the estate tax or (2) Supports keeping the estate tax	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11.	Democrats: 0 Republicans: 14 Independents: 0
10-CC-q11 on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports more federal taxes & keeping marriage penalty or (2) Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11.	Democrats: 6 Republicans: 16 Independents: 8
10-CC-q11a on Aug 11, 2010	(1) Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates or (2) Opposes flat-rate federal tax; supports increased tax rates	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 10 Independents: 2

War & Peace

Public Note	Vote description	VoteMatch Usage	Participants
10-PVS-q17 on Nov 2, 2010	(1) Supports a continued presence in Afghanistan or (2) Opposes a continued presence in Afghanistan	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 17.	Democrats: 3 Republicans: 31 Independents: 0
10-FF-q17 on Sep 19, 2010	(1) Supports timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan or (2) Opposes timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan	Participating counts on VoteMatch question 17.	Democrats: 4 Republicans: 6 Independents: 5

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