Jon Lavoie on VoteMatch

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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)	Pro-choice because it's none of my business: Strongly Favors topic 1 Private life is none of the government's business: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	N.H. doesn't need affirmative action laws: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	Indifferent on whether God applies to public sphere: Neutral on topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free market & competition instead of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Money will dry up if nothing is done for Social Security: Neutral on topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	No vouchers: children should go to school where the live: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Ok to use animals for important medical procedures: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Treatment for some criminal offences instead of jail: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Current background check is sufficient: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Flat percentage tax, same for rich and poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce the laws & send back those here illegally: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support & expand free trade: Favors topic 13
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)	Corporations are buying seats for candidates: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	I support staying out of the Middle East: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Prioritize green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Fund heroin interdiction, but fund treatment too: Favors topic 19 Learn from Colorado and collect marijuana tax dollars: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Marijuana legalization has worked in Colorado: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus is taking tax money and redistributing it: Strongly Opposes topic 20