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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)	Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Require companies to hire more women & minorities: Strongly Favors topic 2 Racial profiling is not American: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Support same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3 Laws should not restrict people on whom they can love: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Oppose teacher-led prayer in public schools: Opposes topic 4 Opposes allowing churches to provide welfare services: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	More federal funding for health coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Oppose privatizing Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Prison-military-industrial complex uses slave labor: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Opposes death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	There is a war on poor people by rich people: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports making taxes more progressive: Favors topic 11 48% tax on high income earners is fair: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes expanding free trade: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes expanding the armed forces: Opposes topic 15 Don't disarm America, but don't privatize military: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Self-determination and right of return for Palestinians: Opposes topic 15 Military Industrial Complex is our shadow government: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Stop the endless clamoring for war with Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17 US out of Iraq and Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Replace coal & oil with alternatives: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Re-write drug laws to be sane and people based: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legalize medical Marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 End all Drug Wars; stop monopoly of subsidized prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)