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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	Make contraceptives available without a prescription: Favors topic 1 Anti-abortion and pro-guns: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Gender-based pay equality & minimum wage? "Wrong questions": Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Gay marriage ok; but I'm personally for traditional marriage: 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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow keeping current policies if people choose to do so: Opposes topic 5 We need an alternative to ObamaCare, not just repeal: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Discuss raising the eligibility age for social security: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Repeal federal Common Core education standards: Favors topic 7 Active for 4 years with Jesuit high school: Favors topic 7 Measure more; dictate reading lists less: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Develop our natural resources AND protect the environment: Favors topic 8 Supports PolyMet mining project in Hoyt Lakes: Strongly Favors topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Expand background checks; close gun show loophole: Opposes topic 10 Open to looking at expanding background checks: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Wouldn't vote for tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Secure the borders, then conditional path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 Secure the borders & then find way to grant citizenship: Favors topic 12 Status quo is not acceptable; we need to find a solution: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Use Chinese steel over U.S. steel if the import was cheaper: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	OpEd: Campaign website devoid of views on foreign policy: Neutral on topic 14 Inaction abroad sends message that US will do nothing: Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	We need a national strategy against ISIS, and don't have one: Opposes topic 17 Lack of anti-ISIS strategy makes world more dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 17 Crisis in Ukraine came about due to Obama's indecisiveness: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Approve Keystone; faster permits for gas plants: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Effective but limited government, stressing "limited": Strongly Opposes topic 20 We've been spending like a drunken sailor: Strongly Opposes topic 20