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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I believe life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No new abortion restrictions as governor: Opposes topic 1 Protect life and families: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't redefine marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Traditional marriage ought to be protected: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Homosexuality is against nature and harmful to society: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Traditional marriage isn't sexual-orientation discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Teach intelligent design in schools: Favors topic 4 God gives us our rights; Constitution only guarantees them: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes ObamaCare and opposes delaying its implementation: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Government out of healthcare decisions: focus on competition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare forces citizens to make purchases: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is costly at both federal and state levels: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare as a tax, by simple majority: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Challenged & won on Constitutionality of ObamaCare's mandate: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare has 6 years of costs vs. 10 years of tax revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Medicare & Social Security are Constitutional tax authority: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free market competition for education dollars: Strongly Favors topic 7 No child should be forced to remain in a failing school: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive (-5 points on Social scale)	Reform eminent domain laws; only for true public uses: Favors topic 8 Join with EPA for stormwater management: Opposes topic 8 Regulating water runoff is not part of Clean Water Act: Strongly Favors topic 8 Kill rats around Occupy DC camps; don't move them to VA: Strongly Favors topic 8 EPA should stand for "the Employment Prevention Agency": Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	1991: established Sexual Assault Fact & Education (SAFE): Favors topic 9 Fought the war against human trafficking since 2006: Favors topic 9 Free wrongly convicted, when technology proves innocence: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	It's not extremism to be concerned about bans on firearms: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut taxes by $1.4 billion a year: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reform tax system to encourage entrepreneurs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Path to citizenship ok as part of compromise: Favors topic 12 Welcome LEGAL immigrants; but no blind eye to lawlessness: Opposes topic 12
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 Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Photo identification curbs voter fraud: Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	We need oil, natural gas, and coal, plus new sources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 CO2 regulations force unproven & expensive technology: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Plenty of doubt whether global warming science is "settled": Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes tailpipe emission rules for CO2 reductions: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free enterprise is key to national prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Government does not create jobs; people do: Strongly Opposes topic 20