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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Condemning Roe v. Wade is clear to all who think about it: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	No new hate crime laws needed to protect transsexuals: Strongly Opposes 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)	Use untapped tobacco monies; help Medicare beneficiaries: 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)	Strong advocate of expanding Charter Schools: Favors topic 7 Double funding for schools in “intervention” status: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: No 'rights' to clean air and water (+2 points on Social scale)	$7M grants for open space and watershed protection: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Probation or home confinement instead of prison: 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 Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Property tax increases can be avoided: Opposes topic 11 Reduce spending instead of increasing tax burden: Opposes topic 11 First priority: Taxpayer's Bill of Rights: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Require E-Verify for all state employment & business: Strongly Opposes topic 12 State laws needed because US Congress has failed to act: Opposes 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: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Gratitude to armed forces for defending our freedoms: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: More enforcement of the right to vote (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make R.I. the leader in development of offshore wind power: Strongly Favors topic 18 $39M saved via energy-efficient measures in state buildings: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	We cannot sustain the present level of spending: Opposes topic 20