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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-life, but would allow exceptions for rape and incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Slavery 3/5 compromise didn't impugn anyone's humanity: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Full-legal rights for same-sex unions - no discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Defend our God-given right to life, liberty, and property: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal government lies about experimental COVID vaccine: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal involvement a failure, return control to the states: Favors topic 7 I'm fighting for education tax credits for parents: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	NO on requiring real-time emissions monitoring of air toxics: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't restrict use of solitary confinement in local jails: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	An ardent, no-compromise defender of the 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 No restrictions on guns except for criminals/mentally ill: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fight for limited government & lower taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Won't let nation fall into ruin, must re-secure our borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Go slow on NATO expansion; Biden to blame for Ukraine war: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Our elections NOT secure; restore election integrity: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Biden is an agent under the influence of a foreign power: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Saw benefits of energy independence, hydraulic fracturing: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Clean, green, safe nuclear is answer to many of our problems: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	No to changing marijuana designation from retail to medical: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	At all levels government is too big and spends too much: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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