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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)	AdWatch: 1849 anti-abortion law is still on the books: Strongly Favors topic 1 Strongly support abortion as an unrestricted right: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support affirmative action in hiring: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Oppose government attempts to interfere with religion: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly support ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose privatizing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose vouchers for school choice: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Support EPA regulatory work: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support heritage of responsible gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support a progressive tax structure: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pursue expanded fair trade: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Oppose American Exceptionalism: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't expand the military: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support prioritizing green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Marijuana isn't a gateway drug: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus better than market-led recovery: Favors topic 20