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)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Men need to shut up about abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage and all sexual identities: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Served as Catholic missionary in South America: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	I am in favor of single-payer health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is an inalienable right: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare is a step in the right direction: Strongly Favors topic 5 There are sick people unable to get medical attention: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Substitute teacher in high schools to maintain youth contact: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Invest in environmentally-responsible infrastructure: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Reform the injustice of the criminal justice system: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't arm felons nor teachers, but all others ok: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Cut wasteful spending but increase other spending: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Current deportation policy wastes money & does no real good: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Goal of foreign policy should be to make friends: Opposes topic 14 Rejuvenate the Peace Corps: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Establish "peace bases" with a smaller military: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	2012 House race: Won't accept any campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 US needs participatory--not just representative--democracy: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Most military people want peace-making foreign policies: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in public transit: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Legalize marijuana: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Minimum wage increase will help lift people out of poverty: Favors topic 20 Raise the minimum wage: Favors topic 20 30,000 children in Wyoming won't eat three meals today: Favors topic 20