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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Prohibit abortions after 20 weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks when fetus feels pain: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Stem cell research ok, but not embryonic research: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action for state college but not in state hiring: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	No civil unions between same-sex couples: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Prayer in public schools is ok; so is sex ed: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare gets thousands of the poor onto Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Limit class-action medical malpractice awards to $500,000: Opposes 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 funding for K-12 testing, but also teacher salaries: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Fund open space & industrial site cleanup: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	More state prisons; also penalties other than incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't require permit and training for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Straight party ticket voting ok: Strongly Favors topic 16 Limit campaign contributions from PACs and corporations: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Adequately fund Future Fund like other mineral-rich states: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	$1 tax per pack on cigarettes, to decrease smoking: Opposes topic 19 Make enough substance abuse treatment facilities: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	$1B for crumbling roads and bridges: Favors topic 20