VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Limit legality, and eliminate public funding for abortion: Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stop the scam of paying generic drug makers to NOT sell: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand it rather than cut it: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	More funds for schools, teachers, and Head Start: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Democratize and decentralize our food production: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Limit parole but consider penalties other than incarceration: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen enforcement of existing state restrictions: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Disallow corporate tax havens; tax income when earned: Strongly Favors topic 11 Since 1980s, we've transferred wealth to the very rich: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	I am concerned about lopsided trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Take care of veterans and their families: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Whoever underwrites your campaign, owns you: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Transform away from fossil fuels, and towards sustainability: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Banks that are too big to fail are too big to exist: Strongly Favors topic 20