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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)	Protect the reproductive rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Favors topic 2
Neutral on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Don’t cut Medicare rates; ensure affordable health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Everyone should have affordable & portable health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health insurance equal to that given Members of Congress: Favors topic 5 Control the cost of malpractice insurance for physicians: Opposes topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increase service scholarships for teachers: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand marketable water rights transfers: Opposes topic 8 Solar is an economical & green energy source: Opposes topic 8 Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	More prison cells; more truth in sentencing: Strongly Favors topic 9 NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support tradition of hunting on wildlife refuges: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	For “Secure America through Verification & Enforcement” Act: Opposes topic 12 Tough & realistic approach: comprehensive but no deportation: Favors topic 12 Current policy has led to broken borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposed NAFTA because it’s bad for Idaho workers: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Promote fair trade restricting Canadian wheat: Opposes topic 13
Neutral on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral 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)	Congress has not been accountable; checks & balances failing: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect our strategic interests with a withdrawal timetable: Strongly Favors topic 17 Chart a new bipartisan direction for the war in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Withdrawal timetable against delusional policy of escalation: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Create 14,000 new jobs by embracing new types of energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Fund R&D for alternative energy technology: Favors topic 18 Geothermal energy provides low-cost heat in buildings: Favors topic 18 Nuclear power plays a key role in energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Diversifying our energy portfolio strengthens the economy: Favors topic 18 Reduce the threat of global warming: Strongly Favors topic 18 We owe it to our children to curb greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Bail out main streets as quickly as Wall Street: Strongly Favors topic 20