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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)	Support women's right to reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports federal abortion funding: Favors topic 1 Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	1970s: Discrimination on basis of pregnancy made illegal: Strongly Favors topic 2 Pass Paycheck Fairness Act to close gender pay gap: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports marriage equality for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Rated D by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reward quality of care, not quantity: Favors topic 5 Moral imperative to prevent 45,000 deaths from lack of care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports government-run healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Defend Social Security instead of privatizing it: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in education: fund K-12 & retain teachers: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in homegrown alternatives to foreign oil: Strongly Favors topic 18 Focus on the sun, the wind, and biomass: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	As US Attorney, led major drug busts: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Small business tax credits to create jobs: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	No amnesty; secure the southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax incentives to encourage keeping & creating jobs here: Opposes topic 13 Stop helping big corporations ship jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes 30,000 troop surge in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fed budget serves as ATM for big banks & special interests: Favors topic 16 No money from PACs nor federal lobbyists: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	Oppose addition of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan: Favors topic 17