John MacGovern on SenateMatch

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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes abortion in most cases: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Don't force religious institutions to violate moral values: Opposes topic 1 Religious liberty trumps contraception health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don't mandate private business pay levels for women: Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't require churches to provide birth control to staff: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Dislikes President Obama's health care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Reform Medicare to reduce out-of-control spending: Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Serious and courageous reforms of Social Security: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendment rights are under assault: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Our most serious problem is skyrocketing national debt: Opposes topic 11 Rein in out-of-control spending: Opposes topic 11 Lower individual and corporate tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Developed energy projects in China and Southeast Asia: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	No new F-35 fighter jets at Burlington Airport: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	No nation-building in Afghanistan or Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ridge lines threatened by industrial wind power projects: Strongly 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)	Budget deficit is a moral issue as well as economic issue: Opposes topic 20 Don't demonize private sector that produces jobs & growth: Opposes topic 20