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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)	Unrestricted rights within Roe vs. Wade standards: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep government out of reproductive decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Woman's right to choose including funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep women's reproductive health services in ObamaCare: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action in government, but not private companies: Favors topic 2 Equal pay for equal work, and paid sick leave: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 All government levels should protect human rights: Favors topic 3 Protect LGBTQ community to ensure equality: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	Keep God out of government: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Keep church and state separate: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fix ACA and get every American covered: Strongly Favors topic 5 Healthcare for all is obtainable goal: Favors topic 5 Single payer health care is the goal: Strongly Favors topic 5 Don't repeal, but improve ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Stop Congress from borrowing from Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Hands off Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes vouchers for school choice: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Voucher programs are weakening public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Vouchers dismantle public schools for private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Strong public schools lead to healthy future: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	EPA protections needed for holding polluters accountable: Opposes topic 8 Environment needs protection from corporations: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Government protection needed to preserve nature: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Opposes topic 9 Community policing will decrease crime & tensions: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendment rights have limits: Opposes topic 10 Pro-2nd Amendment with education and restrictions: Favors topic 10 Favors responsible, educated gun owners: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support higher taxes on the wealthy: Favors topic 11 Economy should work for everyone: Favors topic 11 A millionaire's tax for those at the top: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12 Rejects governments heartless immigration tactics: Strongly Favors topic 12 Protect immigrants through commonsense government reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 Banning refugees morally unacceptable: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support & expand free trade: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Spread our values of democracy, freedom, & personal liberty: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes expanding the military: Opposes topic 15 Veterans are ignored, forgotten, and deserve more: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Diplomacy should always be first: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Prioritize green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Clean energy would impact economic inequality: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Marijuana isn't a gateway drug: Opposes topic 19 Let states make their own cannabis decisions: Opposes topic 19 Leave legalization to the voter: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus better than market-led recovery: Favors topic 20