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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 right (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect reproductive choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Enacting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	End Defense of Marriage Act and sexual discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal outdated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy: Favors topic 3 Strong supporter of LGBT rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Satisfied with the current standstill on death penalty: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Represented women who were victims of domestic violence: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Rated ? by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	End lifetime caps & exorbitant co-pays: Strongly Favors topic 5 Coverage for mammograms and Pap Smears: Favors topic 5 Strong supporter of the public option: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stand firm against risky privatization schemes: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes private retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	Sound public education starts with fair teacher pay: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce carbon emissions & invest in wind & solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	One-time $1,200 income tax credit for earners under $100,000: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't send most illegal immigrants back: Strongly Favors topic 12 Deport criminal immigrants, but don't send back others: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	End trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA that send jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Now is not the time to commit 30,000 to Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	I earned my reputation as a reformer, tough on lobbyists: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	Bogged down in two wars that drain resources: Favors topic 17