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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)	Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding for abortion services: 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)
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	Supports sexual preference as a protected minority status: Strongly Favors topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Liberty is granted from our Creator to the individual: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare drives up premiums & should be repealed now: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	FactCheck: Discuss private accounts & other options too: Favors topic 6 Rated 33% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	We need comprehensive Natural Disaster Insurance: Favors topic 8 Limit EPA oversight to allow mining over fishing: Strongly Favors topic 8 No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored death penalty for killing police officers: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 78% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports constitutional right to keep and bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Max Tax Act: Limit all taxes to 50% of taxpayer's income: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Opposes eliminating the death tax: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure our borders before any comprehensive reform: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Yes to Ex-im bank; No to fast-track: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Stop pattern of negotiating away American leverage: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	We must preserve our military strength: Strongly Favors topic 15 Local jobs rely on military 'national security triangle': Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	OpEd AdWatch: Worked for lobbyists associated with Pakistan: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Cancel Obama's Iran agreement and keep sanctions: Opposes topic 17 Help create stability in regions where there is none: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	I support offshore drilling, but not off Florida's coasts: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Prohibit accounting for "social cost" of carbon emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated F by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balance the budget: morally bound and for national security: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We've doubled our national debt in the last 8 years: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget: Favors topic 20