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)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban sexual orientation conversion therapy for minors: Strongly 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 Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	$50M to expand Medicaid services: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Allow old age beneficiaries to also receive unemployment: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supplemental state aid to low-income school districts: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Exposing cats & dogs to extreme temperature is misdemeanor: Opposes topic 8 $15M for studying high speed rail: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Seal criminal records upon earning a GED, AA, or BA: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	No concealed carry on private property, unless posted: Opposes topic 10 Ban 3D-printed handguns for personal use: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Shift focus of foreign aid from Mideast back to the Americas: Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Automatic voter registration when getting driving license: Strongly Favors topic 16 Allow voter registration on Election Day or at early voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	More renewable energy credit; more CO2 regulation: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Add PTSD to allowed compassionate use of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Make marijuana possession a civil violation: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)