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)	Unequivocally pro-choice; allow abortions via MaineCare: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Empower women to succeed at home and at work: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Worked to uphold a law legalizing same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Early and vocal supporter of Maine's marriage equality: 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)	Universal access to essential health care services: Strongly Favors topic 5 EVERY Mainer should have a medical home: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support & strengthen the foundations for Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Try out Common Core standards before tweaking them: Opposes topic 7 Cautious support for virtual charter schools: Favors topic 7 Earlier schooling; longer school year; more school funding: Strongly Opposes topic 7 State funding, not local property taxes, for public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 State funding for public charter schools: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Helped Senator Ed Muskie craft the Clean Air Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 More bus services, dedicated HOV lanes, and bike routes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Assure support services for victims of domestic violence: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Restrict access to firearms via universal background checks: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Property tax and sales tax are regressive: Strongly Favors topic 11 Examine corporate tax breaks; avoid clawbacks by better deal: Favors topic 11 Shift burden from property tax as part of strategic reform: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Aggressively court educated and skilled legal immigrants: 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)
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	China's future is like America in 1890s: booming and growing: Opposes topic 14
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)	Citizens United opened floodgates to corrupt politics: Strongly Favors topic 16 Oppose all efforts to restrict access to the ballot box: 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)	Burning fossil fuels is more and more problematic: Strongly Favors topic 18 Prepare Eastport for opportunity of Northern Passage: Favors topic 18 Reduce carbon emissions to Kyoto Protocol targets: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Legal pot makes drugs seem ok, but prohibition isn't working: Opposes topic 19 Legalizing marijuana sends message that drug use is OK: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	We lack long-term plan for economy due to partisan bickering: Favors topic 20