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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)	Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action for corporations but not entrepreneurs: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Government out of same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep God in the public sphere: Strongly Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	Keep state out of federal ObamaCare issue: Neutral on topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Keep state out of federal Social Security issue: Neutral on topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Improve public schools so no need for vouchers: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Fight EPA regulatory over-: Strongly Favors topic 8 We the people collectively have little effect on pollution: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	More services to reduce crime, not more punishment: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Taxes are theft: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	Keep state out of federal immigration issue: Neutral on topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Keep state out of federal free trade issue: Neutral on topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Strengthen the military: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Validating identity is a minor inconvenience for voting: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements as much as possible: Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana is not a gateway drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus has proven worse than market-led recovery: Opposes topic 20