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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)	No new federal law restricting access to abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Government should not interfere with woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action is ok, bur don't enforce statistically: 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 Government should not interfere in marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Separate church & state, but some leeway for societal norms: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need real healthcare reform, like single-payer: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep the guarantee of Medicare: not on basis of income level: Strongly Favors topic 5 Oppose semi-privatization of Medicare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatizing Social Security: Opposes topic 6 Raise caps to keep Social Security viable now & in future: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes school vouchers: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Common sense solutions to ensure environmental security: Opposes topic 8 Eminent domain abused when it benefits private company: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Give judges more leeway on sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Gun lobby has redefined 2nd Amendment in a perverse way: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax loopholes allow companies to pay meager tax rates: Favors topic 11 Cut corporate handouts & thus raise tax rates on the 1%: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Any reasonable reform includes a pathway to citizenship: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need fair trade, not free trade: Opposes topic 13 Free trade is not free: enormous cost to the middle class: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Oppose "fast track" trade legislation; oppose TPP: Strongly Opposes topic 13 International trade deals have cost U.S. jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports American Exceptionalism: Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Wasteful defense spending is rampant: Opposes topic 15 Tighten up defense spending; end use-it-or-lose-it mentality: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Allow absentee ballots for all; extend early voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 Stand strong against corporate interests that ruin politics: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	End corporate handouts to fossil fuel companies: Strongly Favors topic 18 Prioritize green energy: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Find regulations for marijuana, not just bans: Opposes topic 19 Fearful rhetoric about marijuana leads to waste, not safety: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports stimulus over market-led recovery: Favors topic 20