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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Restrictions must respect due process & medical judgment: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fair playing field for historically marginalized communities: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	LGBTQ+ Americans should have all the same rights: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+2 points on Social scale)	Free to practice Christianity, another faith, or no faith: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Universal access rather than just ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Public guarantee plus retirement investment: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers redirect public resources and fragment system: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	EPA sets national baseline; states can exceed: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation & reentry: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Gun ownership has legal boundaries: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Higher taxes on the wealthy, plus reimbursable VAT: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Safe, earned pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support & expand free & fair trade: Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	International institutions advance American interests: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+5 points on Social scale)	Diplomacy and alliances are part of national strength: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration straightforward & accessible: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Exercise restraint before committing to foreign wars: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Prioritize green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Focus on responsible regulation and treatment : Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus better than market-led recovery: Favors topic 20

Robert Jones is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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