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 right (10 points on Social scale)	Supports abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Massachusetts needs to invest in stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Stem cell research will save lives and will create jobs: Favors topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage; opposes constitutional amendment: Strongly Favors topic 3 I support gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Neutral on topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	New healthcare legislation is a good first step: Strongly Favors topic 5 Raise employer uninsured healthcare assessment above $295: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Invest state pension reserve in stock & bond portfolio: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Support charter schools: opportunity for innovation & choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools and calls them successful: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Opposes death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Cut the income tax AND cut property tax: Favors topic 11 Supports responsibly rolling taxes back to 5.0%: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports tax rollback, but fought it in the past: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants: Opposes topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (2 points on Economic scale)	Supports Cape Wind plus other renewable energy projects: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cape Wind deal is not the best for Cape & islands: Opposes topic 18 Sign on to greenhouse gas initiative: Strongly Favors topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)