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)	Abortion is a fundamental right for all women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Arresting people for cannabis is racist war on drugs: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Vote for the homo, not for the Cuomo: Strongly Favors topic 3 History of pro-gay rights with established credibility: 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	No one should suffer due to unaffordable health care: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight against the Old Boys Club for quality education: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Outraged over slow response to village's contaminated water: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Transform our criminal justice system: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	If you want more done on gun control, get involved: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Limit tax breaks to the film industry; they don't need it: Strongly Favors topic 11 Fight against tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Fight for statewide immigrant sanctuary protection: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	The 'Cynthia Effect': Cuomo now for restoring voting rights: 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)	Get off fossil fuels and move to renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Racial equity in cannabis industry as form of reparations: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legalize marijuana and capture the revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	A budget bullies people when it shortchanges opportunities: Opposes topic 20