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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Waiting periods and notification OK; partial birth not OK: 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)
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports traditional marriage but also domestic partnerships: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Deeper appreciation of role faith plays in American families: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tort reform is long overdue; $250,000 malpractice cap: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Never renege on our promises & commitment to our seniors: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Empower parental involvement in schools over bureaucracy: Favors topic 7 Empower parental involvement; reduce bureaucracies: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Advocated for recycling and trash services on City Council: Opposes topic 8 Add polar bear & bluefin tuna to endangered species list: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	More prisons; less parole; more penalties; less profiling: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Constitution gives individual citizens right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No European-style VAT (value-added tax): Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Leaving GOP because Trump makes it hostile to 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)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	America must maintain its strong military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Increase penalties & crack down on corrupt agencies: Favors topic 16 Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't forget troops in Afghanistan; don't draw down too fast: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Only environmentally-sound domestic oil, gas, & nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Prohibit the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Runaway federal spending threatens our economy & job growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20