VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	I'm a pro-choice woman; not part of anti-woman agenda: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice but with limited federal funding: Favors topic 1 Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Longtime advocate for women in leadership and business: Favors topic 2 I'm proud of WWE history; it's not a "war on women": Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Allow gays to openly serve in military, but do it cautiously: Favors topic 3 Endorsed Endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans; supports gay rights: Favors topic 3 Opposes a DOMA amendment: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare will increase costs; repeal it: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Malpractice reform is the right approach: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Obamacare is the wrong approach: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Debate & analyze entitlement reform, but no budget cuts: Opposes topic 6 Bipartisan reforms but no privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don't take benefits away from seniors: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports competition, charters, and teacher review: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fully supports Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: 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)	Six-point jobs growth plan; cut taxes for the middle class: Opposes topic 11 Don't raise taxes on anyone, including middle class: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce the corporate tax rate: Opposes topic 11 Hold top rates to 35% and keep capital gains rate down: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	No amnesty, but expand visas for temporary workers: Opposes topic 12 More merit-based system for green card & citizenship: Favors topic 12 No amnesty; enforce immigration laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Immigration laws--like all laws--must be enforced: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement Colombia, Panama, and Korea Free Trade Agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	We need a strong national defense second to none: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	No PAC money; small donations only: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Bring home troops from Afghanistan in victory, not defeat: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cap-and-trade is an energy tax: Opposes topic 18 More nuclear power; more domestic oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Husband acquitted of steroid distribution in WWE: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Economy is fragile; don't raise taxes in a recession: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Make Bush tax cuts permanent or CT loses 8.500 jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20