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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Women's right to make their own personal decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Require contraception as part of all employer health plans: Strongly Favors topic 1 Support abortion rights; fight for Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	As Dr. King taught, economic rights are also civil rights: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Long-term supporter of gay marriage: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand Medicaid and ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare saves lives and improves health: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Develop consumer tools to use with Social Security decisions: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	More funding for universal pre-K; no funding charters: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Future job skills begin with investment in education system: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Endorsements by law enforcement reflects his efforts as AG: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Universal background checks & bump stock ban: Opposes topic 10 Wants gun control laws at both state and local levels: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Trump tax cuts were a terrible deal that helps the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 Does not back tax bill; not enough benefit to middle class: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathways to citizenship for all immigrants who love America: Strongly Favors topic 12 Immigrants sending remittances need consumer protections: 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)	Honor veterans with respect as well as jobs: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	The right to vote is vital to our democracy: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Climate change threatens Great Lakes & Ohio farms: Strongly Favors topic 18 Clean energy provides jobs AND improves air quality: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Can't arrest way out of opioid crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Make low-level drug use a misdemeanor; treatment not prison: Opposes topic 19 We cannot arrest our way out of opioid crisis: tackle causes: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Nurture small businesses rooted in local communities: Opposes topic 20 A look back at the recession demands common sense reforms: Favors topic 20