Paul LePage on VoteMatch

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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect life in Maine; I'm one of 18 children: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Confederate monuments are about a war for land: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Vetoed right to breast-fed at work: Opposes topic 2 Publicly insulted the NAACP: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep marriage as sacred union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	End welfare-on-day-one: No instant eligibility for benefits: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	MaineCare recipients contribute to statewide health coverage: Favors topic 5 More competition in health insurance and health care markets: Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Keep our promise; don't tax Social Security: Opposes topic 6 Medicare and Social Security are really just welfare: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical: Favors topic 7 Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise: Strongly Favors topic 7 Virtual charter schools are not the right answer: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports vouchers, local control and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Abstain from EPA petition to cut Midwest emissions: Favors topic 8 Preserve shoreline, wetlands, & working forest: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Change environmental laws to replace red tape with jobs: Strongly Favors topic 8 Stop manufacturer recycling; start cost-benefit analyses: Strongly Favors topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	We are losing War on Drugs; more enforcement & prosecution: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support 2nd amendment with no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Upholds Constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Depreciate bonuses; reduce business tax rate to under 8%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End marriage penalty; increase personal exemptions: Opposes topic 11 Reduce Maine's excessive tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Build border fence as high as the Great Wall of China: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry: Favors topic 12 Welcome immigrants, but no welfare for legal non-citizens: Opposes topic 12 No voting nor rights nor handouts for non-citizens: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Make Maine more competitive vs. fierce global competition: Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Irresponsible to allow Syrian refugees into America: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Wreaths Across America: thank our men and women in uniform: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Replaced same-day voter registration with photo ID rule: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Celebrate bin Laden's demise, though war on terror goes on: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Build a natural gas pipeline from Canada: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Global warming helps Maine by opening north shipping lanes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Make energy choices that put price ahead of politics: Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Upholding the law includes illegal marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients: Favors topic 19 Rated D+ by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make the tough decisions to let American Dream survive: Favors topic 20