Chris Powell on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	Leave decision to states or the people themselves: Neutral on topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly oppose affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect freedom to not have religiosity forced upon: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Privatize Social Security but accommodate those in system: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly oppose vouchers for school choice: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Fight EPA regulatory over-reach: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose higher taxes on the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Neutral on American Exceptionalism: Neutral on topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't expand the military: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	No opinion on making voter registration easier: Neutral on topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	All energy production should treated equally before the law: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana isn't a gateway drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20