VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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)	Champion of the rights of the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports umbilical stem cell research, but not embryonic: Opposes 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 Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect right to free practice of our faith: Opposes topic 3 Marriage is the union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	I will never vote to fund ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Divert some FICA taxes into personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes mandatory reforms for competitive federal grants: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	EPA poses a serious threat to property rights: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	No mandatory minimums, but death penalty ok: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Champion of our 2nd Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Simple Flat Tax plan: 10% for all personal income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	100% opposed to amnesty in any form or by any mechanism: Strongly Opposes 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)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	12-year term limits: citizen legislators and judges: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Use military force top prevent nuclear proliferation: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Use every American energy source to end external dependency: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade is a massive tax on energy consumption: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Work tirelessly to reduce our deficit & pay back $18T debt: Opposes topic 20