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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)	Pro-life and proud of it: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes public funding of abortions: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification: Opposes topic 1 Supports barring stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes abortion rights, according to Faith2Action: Opposes topic 1 Opposes abortion rights, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: 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)	Supports barring same sex marriage(Christian Coalition rating): Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes homosexual civil rights: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports barring IRS free speech rules: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace ObamaCare with cross-state & group insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Christian Coalition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Adjustments to future retirees, but not current ones: Favors topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts, rated by Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Expand from 10 charters to more parental choices: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports education vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core, according to Faith2Action: Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core, according to PVS rating: Favors topic 7 Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strong supporter of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes to create jobs: Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing federal income taxes: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, according to Faith2Action: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Legal immigration is good for America; illegal isn't: Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Promote trade and investment opportunities: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Top spending priority is full financing of military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	12-year term limit on members of Congress: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Congress' approval before going to war; stay out of Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17 Opposes targeting terrorists, according to Faith2Action: Favors topic 17 Opposes targeting terrorists, according to PVS rating: Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Fully develop all sources of domestic energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Disallow buying marijuana with food stamps: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Build a less intrusive and less expensive federal government: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20 Opposes stimulus spending, according to Faith2Action: Opposes topic 20 Opposes stimulus spending, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 20