VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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)	Reduce abortions without infringing women's rights to decide: Strongly 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)	I am not just a supporter, but an advocate for gay rights: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't use religious values to restrict civil right to love: Opposes topic 4 In secular society, cannot discriminate on religious grounds: Opposes topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Minimize standardized testing; maximize public resources: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Account for polluting our commons: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Focus on prevention and more effective long term solutions: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Right to gun ownership with safety as priority: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Use the necessary evil of taxes more wisely: Strongly Favors topic 11 Decrease income tax; increase gas tax: Opposes 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)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Campaign finance reform to end pervasive corruption: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Top priority: combatting global climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	War on drugs creates more problems than it solves: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Top priority: national debt; fiscal conservative: Strongly Opposes topic 20