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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)	Discontinue funding Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Subsidizing abortion undermines dignity of mother and child: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Diversity--race, religion, nationality--is an American ideal: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	My faith believes in traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 I believe in traditional marriage; but not everyone does: 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 Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	No increase of Medicaid funding for low-income individuals: Opposes topic 5 Don't regulate the prices of life-saving drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports federal requirement that children get vaccinated: Favors topic 5 Opposes ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare has driven up costs and reduced access: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes Common Core national standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 Replace failing education system with local control: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Society bears cost of pollution (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't require GMO labels for genetically-engineered food: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Require police to wear body cameras: Opposes topic 9 Opposes death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't ban people on "no-fly list" from purchasing guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes further restrictions on gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Fundamental right is enshrined in the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't tax the rich to reduce student loan interest: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax code should be lean, simple, and pro-investment: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	No ban on Muslim immigrants, but ban Syrian refugees: Opposes topic 12 No subsidized healthcare nor tuition for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anchor babies ok, but no benefits & no amnesty: Opposes topic 12 Secure our borders and enforce our laws: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Consistent conservative in favor of free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Negotiate stronger trade deals but don't close doors: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	American leadership instead of withdrawing from the world: Favors topic 14 Worked briefly as UN volunteer refugee resettlement officer: Opposes topic 14 Democracies don't just happen on their own; US is the driver: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Free America requires strongest in the world: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Term limits for members of Congress prevents corruption: Favors topic 16 Photo ID requirement for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	The U.S. should remain in the United Nations: Favors topic 17 Be strong with the Russians and Putin: Opposes topic 17 Served in clandestine CIA in post-9-11 conflict zones: Opposes topic 17 Attacking Muslims as a group makes America weaker: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Yes to nuclear power, but no wind power subsidy: Opposes topic 18 Supports fracking & offshore drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes federal regulation to prevent climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Expand offshore oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Expand domestic energy production across the board: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes legalization of marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports government funding for space travel: Favors topic 20 Opposes raising federal minimum wage: Opposes topic 20 Worked as investment banker at Goldman Sachs: Opposes topic 20 Place federal power into hands of the people & states: Strongly Opposes topic 20