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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Protect equal rights for all: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Commissioned first State Dept. of Education LGBT Task Force: 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)	Provide universal healthcare for all: Strongly 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)	In 1965, California led American education; we can do better: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Parental choice but no vouchers: Opposes topic 7 Expand "First 5" to include mandatory kindergarten: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't give up on a clean environment; not on my watch: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Pushed landfill cleanup and innovative recycling: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Manage crime with improved education: Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Change corporate tax structure to fund education: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports Dreamers against deportation: Strongly Favors topic 12 Oppose Prop 187 targeting immigrant students in classrooms: 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)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight climate change, protect natural resources: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports legalization, but would tax more: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Build an economy that works for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 20 Prop 10: Raise tobacco taxes for early childhood development: Favors topic 20