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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons: Strongly Favors topic 1 Will defend women's right to choose: 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)	Endorsed by Human Rights Campaign for LGBTQ+ 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)	Tie prescription prices to world prices; cap increases: Strongly Favors topic 5 Give public option healthcare to those who want it: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Keep Social Security out of conversations about deficits: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pay teachers a living wage and decrease student debt: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Path to citizenship for DREAMers and law-abiding residents: 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)
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)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	COVID: Help seniors with job info, maybe direct cash: Favors topic 20

Christy Smith is a Moderate Liberal
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