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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)	2001: Supported Fetal Protection Act & partial-birth ban: Opposes topic 1 Supreme Court decided the issue; state cannot overturn it: Favors topic 1 Prohibit partial-birth abortion & funding abortion clinics: Opposes topic 1 Rated 50% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion: Neutral on topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Undecided on affirmative action at state institutions: Neutral on topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated at 0% by Gay Rights groups: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No anti-gay discrimination, but no same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Endorses teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strong advocate of a single-payer system like Medicare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid to cover 70,000 low-income Montanans: Strongly Favors topic 5 Ensure healthcare for uninsured children: 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)	More finds for hiring teachers & professional development: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Rated by conservation groups at average of 63%: Opposes topic 8 Control SO2 emissions; fund recycling; no cyanide in mining: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports stricter sentencing, including death penalty: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Rated 'C' in 2002 and 'F' in 2008 on gun rights: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Replace property taxes with a 4% retail sales tax: Opposes 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)
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)
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)	Supports term limits & campaign contribution limits: Strongly Favors topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: 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)	Require clean-burning fuels; repeal electricity deregulation: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize medicinal marijuana: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Loans for businesses; funds for job training & rural roads: Favors topic 20