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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)	Accepts abortion as law; but believes in preserving life: Favors 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 Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Sees protection for LGBT people as their basic civil rights: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Vows to veto single payer health care system if elected: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Give back education decisions to local cities & towns: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Proven track record backing the Hudson River PCB cleanup: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't ask about prior convictions in county jobs: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports 2nd Amendment but with common sense restrictions: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut taxes and reset New York's priorities: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut costs on home-grown businesses to increase job growth: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposed to separating families of undocumented immigrants: Favors 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)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Give veterans the services and support they need: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Take the corruption out of campaign financing: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Will explore fracking consequences in monitored testing: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Look into why people become addicted and help them: Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	First step to economic development is competent leadership: Opposes topic 20