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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Limiting abortion isn't limited-government conservatism: 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)	Asked by Party to exit race after supporting gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Backs marriage equality: it is a civil rights issue: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	I believe that evolution is real: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	No privatizing Medicare; and no voucher system: Favors topic 5 Implement what works in ObamaCare and fix what doesn't: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	I do not support privatizing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Chained CPI a bad idea: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Pleaded guilty to three white-collar felony charges in 2006: Opposes topic 9 We are all criminals because we over-lawed: Opposes topic 9 Pled guilty to SEC violation in exchange for zero sentence: Opposes 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)	Wasteful tax loopholes only benefit profitable corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11 Drop the foolish idea of across-the-board cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (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)
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	NSA domestic spying included innocent U.S. citizens: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Increase funding for veterans' benefits; we need to do more: Favors topic 15 SC's military bases contribute $16B and 11,000 jobs: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't go on "war footing" against Russia over Ukraine: Favors topic 17 Trillions on foreign engagements isn't fiscal conservatism: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in a clean-energy economy: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Open discussion of tax and entitlement reform: Favors topic 20 Raise the debt ceiling; then consider new revenue: Strongly Favors topic 20 No to mindless across-the-board sequester cuts: Strongly Favors topic 20