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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 right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion should be legal, safe, protected and rare: Strongly Favors topic 1 Demand end to stem cell research as political football: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't require companies to hire more women and minorities.: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Sexual orientation should be protected by civil rights law: Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+5 points on Social scale)	Teach facts in public schools, not family values: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Favors topic 10 Restricting access to guns is not a solution: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	More federal funding for health coverage: Favors topic 5 Healthcare for all citizens at an affordable price: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure attempts to privatize Social Security are thwarted: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don't gamble by privatizing social security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	No vouchers; make all schools better: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Clean coal can coexist with clean energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Support cap-and-trade but not a long-term solution: Favors topic 18 Supports tax credit for commercial wind energy production: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't regulate drug use on basis of immorality: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-5 points on Economic scale)	No church-based welfare services: Strongly Opposes topic 20
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	Make taxes more progressive: Favors topic 11 Apply estate tax only to estates over $50 million: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't scapegoat immigrants by denying them benefits: Strongly Favors topic 12 Allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12 Path to citizenship for hard working, law abiding immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Current immigration policies help large corporations: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support fair trade, not free trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Support fair trade policy which protects American jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Enough spending on armed forces already: Strongly Opposes topic 15 New G.I. Bill is the least we can do to honor service: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16 Speak for the people, not for lobbyists or corporations: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	Replace US troops with UN in Iraq: Favors topic 17 No end for Iraq War in sight, at $2B a week: Favors topic 17