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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Criticized anti-abortion legislation: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Equal pay for equal work, not $0.82 for women vs. $1 for men: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports marriage equality: Strongly Favors topic 3 Criticized anti-gay legislation: 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)	Expand Medicaid to 133% of the federal poverty level: 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)	Stop the cuts to our children's schools: and stop vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Invest early in education; start with all-day kindergarten: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Preserve and promote state parks: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand Department of Child Safety against child abuse: Favors topic 9 Close "Age Loophole": hard time for soliciting a minor: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Require background checks for all gun purchases: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Eliminating the state income tax is bad math: Favors topic 11 We need low, competitive taxes, and simplified sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Sales tax application across Internet: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	End the callous ban on driver's licenses for DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Favors topic 12 Comprehensive immigration reform will benefit economy: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	More export trade with Mexico; border is a strategic asset: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Incent veterans' businesses in competitive bidding process: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Ban on legislator gifts from lobbyists or companies: 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)	Capitalize on the growth of solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Follow the will of the voters on recreational marijuana use: Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Focus on stimulating job creation post-Great Recession: Favors topic 20 Competitiveness Impact Statement before any new laws: Opposes topic 20 Toll-free phone number to report unnecessary regulations: Opposes topic 20