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)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale)	Decision by each woman and her family & doctor: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Embracing diversity strengthens us as a nation: 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)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Guarantee both 1st and 2nd amendment rights: Favors topic 10 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)	Guaranteed high quality care for all health conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No privately managed retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 We must protect Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	K-12 education must be a top priority: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Encourage emerging green technology: Favors topic 18 Clean energy technology will create jobs: 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)	Ensure that U.S. corporations pay U.S. taxes: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Immigration reform focused on employer enforcement: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	We should never hastily initiate military conflict: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight special interests by plain-language laws on Internet: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	We have spent gigantic amounts of US taxpayer money in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17