Nels Mitchell on SenateMatch

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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)	Support woman's right to make her own health decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Most of ObamaCare is good; fix the parts that aren't: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fight efforts to cut or privatize entitlements: Strongly Opposes topic 6 The greatest generation earned their retirement security: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	More funding for schools, from property tax, not sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Committed to protecting our unique outdoor heritage: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	High priority on right to hunt & fish on public lands: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Subsidies to established corporations waste taxpayer money: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Idaho's farmers need immigration reform: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	End tax breaks for shipping American jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Staunch defender of Mountain Home Air Force Base: Favors topic 15 Maintain Mountain Home Air Force Base: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	No junkets; no gridlock; promises one term only: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't concentrate on Syria at the expense of home: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oil & gas industries get huge subsidies despite high profits: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	No silly votes to shut down government; no budget blackmail: Favors topic 20