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)	Fight for full access to basic reproductive health services: Strongly Favors topic 1 States can't exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Women should have same opportunities and pay as men: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Equity regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	I believe steadfastly in the separation of church and state: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is massive step forward, but we need single-payer: Strongly Favors topic 5 Triple Aim strategy: improve experience, health, and cost: Favors topic 5 Explore single payer system in Massachusetts: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose any efforts to privatize, including chained CPI: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increase "in-district" charter schools; but not for-profit: Favors topic 7 Absolutely universal access to the best schooling: Opposes topic 7 Teachers are not the problem; they are the solution: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Clean our water & air, and push other states also: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	No death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Invest in prevention and rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Weapons of war have no place on our streets: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ask people with higher incomes to pay higher rates: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Comprehensive reform with pathway to citizenship: 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)	Enhance Super PAC donor disclosure and boost donation limits: Favors topic 16 Fight overturn or repeal Citizens United: 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)	$600M via gas tax indexing for transportation financing: Favors topic 18 Tax carbon emissions to reduce "undeniable climate crisis": Strongly Favors topic 18 Double down on efforts to reduce our carbon footprint: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports offshore wind farms: Strongly Favors topic 18 Nurture public transportation, resist fare increases: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Substance abuse treatment instead of incarceration: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)