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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)	Required "Plan B" contraception at Catholic hospitals: Favors topic 1 Always protect a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Require companies to pay women equally for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Same-sex couples deserve same rights as straight marrieds: 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)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Many are just one bad medical test away from losing all: Strongly Favors topic 5 Quality, affordable health care for every American: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight to keep Social Security program intact and strong: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	Improve our public schools as long-term job strategy: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Require energy buybacks from solar panels and windmills: Strongly Favors topic 18 Security transactional tax to invest in green technology: Strongly Favors topic 18 Build clean-energy industries and jobs: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Never smoked marijuana: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	End preferential tax treatment for hedge fund gains: Strongly Favors topic 11 Repeal Bush tax cuts and end corporate welfare: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	End corporate welfare & Bush tax cuts for wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 12 Accountability pledge: ensure path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make changes to NAFTA; close loopholes to send jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Renegotiate NAFTA; it cost 1 million manufacturing jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Free trade must be fair trade with good labor regs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Close bases overseas and bring troops home: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Maintain veterans' care; maintain New London sub base: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal Citizens United; end loopholes for special interests: Favors topic 16 Public financing for federal elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 Open primaries & public financing for state elections: Strongly 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)	War only as a last resort against Iran: Favors topic 17 Remove all troops from Iraq as soon as safely possible: Favors topic 17