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 woman's right to choose, with minor notification: Favors topic 1 Supports stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Supports abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports abortion rights: Strongly 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 marriage for same-sex couples, but OK on ballot: Favors topic 3 Supports gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples: 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)
Neutral on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale)	Favors chartre schools at the current cap: Favors topic 7 Supports charters, but keep the cap for now: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Favors the death penalty in Massachusetts: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Firm believer in Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Get money out of Beacon Hill and back to cities & towns: Strongly Favors topic 11 Roll back taxes but restore local aid: Strongly Favors topic 11 Cap property tax; increase local aid: Opposes topic 11 Roll back state income tax from 5.3% to 5%: Strongly Favors topic 11 Constant property taxes until property is sold: Favors topic 11 Cut the income tax to five percent: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale)	Illegal immigration is illegal--they cost Massachusetts $1B: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No licenses for illegals; felony for driving without license: Opposes topic 12 No taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants: Strongly 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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports public financing of elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 Would pursue strict campaign finance reform: Strongly Favors topic 16
Neutral on topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (10 points on Economic scale)	Favors renewable energy but opposes offshore wind farms: Opposes topic 18 Opposes Cape Wind project: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Permit over-the-counter sale of needles: Favors topic 19
Neutral on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)