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)	Unfettered access to family planning & abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Civil rights are the basis of a strong & harmonious society: Favors topic 2 Equal pay & equal respect for women in the workplace: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal DOMA; overhaul federal laws for LGBT equality: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Healthcare "entitlement" is Constitutional "life & liberty": Strongly Favors topic 5 Affordable healthcare should be a right and not a privilege: Strongly Favors topic 5
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)	Charter schools should be limited: Opposes topic 7 All kids deserve first-rate public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Green Bank: capitalize on what nature provides us: Opposes topic 8 Integrate thinking: environment, transportation, & housing: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	End mandatory minimums for low level drug offenses: 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)	Supports "millionaire's tax" with 4% surcharge: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Support Safe Communities over Trump's abhorrent ICE policies: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fought apartheid in South Africa: Strongly Opposes topic 14
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)	Organized people can beat organized money: Strongly Favors topic 16 Rigged political system addressed by democratic engagement: Favors topic 16 Supports same-day voter registration: 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)	Ran Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston: Favors topic 18 Climate injustice is another form of social injustice: Favors topic 18 Transform the state completely by pursuing renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 GOP denies the laws of physics; 35% renewable by 2020: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports legal marijuana from local businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support Raise Up Agenda of paid family leave: Favors topic 20 Replace patchwork projects with world-class public transit: Strongly Favors topic 20