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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)	Would ban abortion with no except for rape or incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life must always be protected: Strongly Opposes topic 1 100% Pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports Human Life Amendment: Strongly 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Supported constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Associated Health Plans: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	End the raid on Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support universal school choice; remove financial obstacles: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support parents rejecting Critical Race Theory: Strongly Favors topic 7 Favors competition, taxpayer-supported vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Empower parents, not bureaucrats: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Overhaul, streamline the state's occupational licensing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Nothing's more important than having clean, drinkable water: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Allow civil suits for participating in mob or riot activity: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Against assault weapon ban & red flag laws: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Compete by reducing corporate and individual income taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 I will never vote to raise taxes. Period: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	No drivers' licenses, no benefits, and no tuition: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	I’m a free-trade guy, but need to fix agreements: Opposes topic 13 Supports the Unfair Trade Task Force: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Make Wisconsin greatest place to work, live, raise a family: Strongly Favors topic 14 America is the greatest country in the history of the world: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Use National Guard to overwhelm an out-of-control urban area: Strongly Favors topic 15 Better disability compensation for veterans: Favors topic 15 Best equipped, best trained forces in the world: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Ban drop boxes; purge voter rolls: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Claimed cancelling Keystone Pipeline increased gas prices: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Develop America’s coal and gas resources, including ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Develop America’s coal and gas resources, including ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Against legalization, thinks it's a slippery slope: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Tim Michels is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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