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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)	Supports abortion rights: Favors topic 1 Government out of our lives on abortion: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Race-based quotas perpetuate existing inequality: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry: 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)	Fix ObamaCare's fundamental flaws, or replace it completely: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Index for inflation; increase retirement age; means-testing: Favors topic 6 We must cut entitlements, to avoid national insolvency: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Side with poor kids, not union bosses: Favors topic 7 Give freedom & flexibility to teachers, principals & parents: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Day one, high-speed rail train is dead: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't release dangerous people onto the streets: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Require background checks before all firearms sales: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	High individual income tax rates have not reduced poverty: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Corporate rate complexity encourages investment abroad: Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	Sensible immigration reform needed, but not open borders: Opposes topic 12 Expand visa programs for highly skilled workers: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Work with Washington to pass free trade bills: Strongly Favors topic 13
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)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Develop the Monterey Shale formation: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Climate change compelling, but do fracking & Monterey shale: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	When you legalize something, you send a signal you approve: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Cancel the Crazy Train high-speed rail: Opposes topic 20 Ran program to bail out the nation's largest banks: Strongly Favors topic 20