Tom Perriello on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Backs pro-choice groups: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2 Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Embraces same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Neutral 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)	Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Our promise lets seniors retire with security and dignity: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure that all our children receive a quality education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
Neutral on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	Lifelong commitment to smart & green environmental policies: Opposes topic 8 NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Replace school-to-prison pipeline with school-to-workforce: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Get local police forces the resources they need: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Raise income tax rate by 1% for income over $500,000: Strongly Favors topic 11 Cut $12B taxes on small businesses to help provide capital: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate capital gains taxes on key investments: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Welcome immigrants; they make up 1 in 9 Virginians: Strongly Favors topic 12 Commonsense policies for immigrants like drivers licenses: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect American manufacturing jobs from shipping overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Neutral 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)	Ensuring our troops are protected & then supported as vet: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Lobbyists and corporate PACs have broken Washington: Strongly Favors topic 16 Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Signed the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Favors topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Lead the fight to take on our backwards marijuana laws: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Has spoken favorably towards marijuana decriminalization: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	No bailouts for Wall Street at Main Street's expense: Favors topic 20 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20