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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)	Roe v Wade was a bad decision, legally & morally: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Encourage adoption and surrogate pregnancies: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Private lawsuits ok for affirmative action; not government: Opposes topic 2 If your employer is racist, then quit & boycott: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Benefits to same-sex partners, but marriage by churches only: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	A creche displayed at City Hall should not offend: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Heavens no, we can't expand ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare has "death panels," but so do private HMOs: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow Americans to opt out of Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Blacks should be irate about forced Social Security: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	I'd prefer no public schools, but vouchers will do: Strongly Favors topic 7 Privatize DC schools with vouchers under Congress' control: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive (+2 points on Social scale)	Make EPA into full cabinet level position: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Environmental advocates: divorce yourselves from Marxists: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Justice is compassionate when murderers are put to death: Strongly Favors topic 9 Strict punishment may make ex-cons better humans: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Best defense against bad guys? Good guys with guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Keep the corporate income tax, but reduce it: Opposes topic 11 A progressive tax system to me seems unfair: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigration costs us our sovereignty AND our culture: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pathway to citizenship? An escort home!: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	The 1000+ page TPP can't possibly be free trade: Opposes topic 13 Don't be spooked by a trade deficit; it means great deals: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	I absolutely support American Exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 Facilitate "governments-in-exile" against repressive regimes: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	I err on the side of more for the military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Let's make it HARDER to vote: testing at polls: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	I firmly believe that Right makes Might: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Declare war on Boko Haram in northern Nigeria: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Green energy through private companies, not government: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Anthropomorphic climate change is unproven, but let's reduce: Opposes topic 18 Fan of nuclear power: Opposes topic 18 I like Keystone: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana is not a gateway drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Marijuana is no more addictive than hot fudge sundaes: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal intervention causes longer recessions: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Market-led recovery bertter than stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20