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)	Helped defeat ballot measure attacking women's health: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Jobs and economic growth to rural tribal members: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	State funds for pre-natal care, basic care, and managed care: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	School report cards OK if resources go to low-score schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 End privatization of our public education system: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Promote New Mexico tourism: 'Stay another day': Opposes topic 8 Stand up for environment; polluters already have clout: Strongly Opposes topic 8 More recycling; more water & wildlife conservation: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Eradicate human trafficking and crimes against children: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Keep existing gun restrictions; allow concealed carry: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Corporate tax cuts mean families must pay more: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	End rampant outsourcing of New Mexico jobs: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Created Accountability Division to fight public corruption: Favors topic 16 Spending limits on political campaigns, & state funding: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Encourage cleaner burning fuels via tough standards: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase minimum wage & whole economy will do better: Favors topic 20 Less government and less regulation has meant less growth: Strongly Favors topic 20