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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Voted against Trump due to misogyny concerns: Favors topic 2
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)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Insurance is not necessary for primary care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare doesn't work for 50% of people today: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is not a solution; we need patient-centered care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Promote patient-centered health care: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports vouchers and school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Don't boost No education spending via tax increases: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	More prisons; less parole; harsher punishments: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	100% record with NRA, but I don't believe in bazookas: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	To save jobs, we must halt any kind of tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No tax increases, not even to boost education spending: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports Trump's anti-sanctuary city policies: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Repeal misguided Paris Accords order on Day One: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Marijuana revenues are being "ripped off" in the status quo: Opposes topic 19 THC is dangerous, but voters ok'ed the pot amendment: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	In an over regulated Colorado, regulations need to be cut: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cutting regulations will promote small businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Not one darn penny for additional taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20