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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 right (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports appointing pro-life and pro-family judges: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defend life, from the youngest child in the womb: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Key leader on Traditional Marriage Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Running because Inouye opposed Federal Marriage amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Stand up for traditions upon which America was built: Favors topic 4 I stand firmly for family values: Favors topic 4 Must teach ourselves character: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Incentivize a healthier nation: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let individuals control accounts privately: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Remove the monopoly of public education: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	For Fair Tax and Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports President Bush’s tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	High priority on strengthening our military & intelligence: Strongly Favors topic 15 Do not reinstate the military draft: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	PATRIOT Act does not go too far: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports invasion of Iraq: Opposes topic 17