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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)	100% Pro-life record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life with exception only for life of the mother: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortions should always be illegal: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes abortion rights, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action in colleges nor public employment: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Marriage is union of one man & one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No same-sex civil unions, nor marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Uphold the principles of faith, family and freedom: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports Ten Commandments & voluntary prayer in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fought against ObamaCare from the start: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Guaranteed medical care is not a government responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports personal retirement accounts, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose Common Core nationwide standards: Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools; support corporate investment: Favors topic 7 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Suspend federally-mandated environmental protection: Strongly Favors topic 8 Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty; opposes parole for repeat offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Personally a gun owner with a CPL: Strongly Favors topic 10 Oppose restrictive gun control laws: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ease restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 10 Interstate transportation of firearms is federally prote: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Put forth more than $1 billion in cuts in Michigan: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports flat tax; opposes internet sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposed to any amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Protect the border and prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Number one responsibility is to provide a national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make state legislature part-time, with pay cuts: Favors topic 16 Limit people driven by thirst for power, pride, and envy: Opposes topic 16 Limit campaign contributions; but no state funding: Favors 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)	Don't use government to develop wind and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating CO2, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Overregulation & red tape stifle job growth & stall economy: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Stop out-of-control spending policies: Opposes topic 20 Opposes stimulus spending, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 20