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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Government has no business being involved in abortion: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate all affirmative action laws & racial quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	Same-sex marriage ok; or any number of consenting adults: Strongly Favors topic 3 Child molesting morally indistinguishable from homosexuality: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Government out of matters of conscience & God: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lower medical costs come from price competition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Wants to eliminate the FDA and Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports privatizing Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Wants to shut down the Social Security system: Strongly Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers are just food stamps for education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Stop the one-size-fits-none education programs: Favors topic 7 Cut back Common Core and the Department of Education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Fight EPA regulatory over-reach: Favors topic 8 Our biggest polluter is the American Government: Strongly 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)	Purpose of guns are to keep government as our servant: Strongly Favors topic 10 Remove all gun ownership restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	End welfare & other programs, and then abolish income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 UK should cut taxes and cut regulations: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12 End restrictions on immigration; open our borders: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate all tariffs, sanctions, & trade restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 13 Make trade with countries, not war: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	America should be the greatest country on earth: Strongly Favors topic 14 Instead of foreign aid, sell sovereignty rights: Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Shut down foreign military bases & withdraw from NATO: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Cut military spending by 60% or more: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Intelligently rethink overall military spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier for Libertarians: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Stop creating enemies; withdraw from foreign entanglements: Strongly Favors topic 17 U.S. in foreign civil wars is wrong and dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Green energy has advantages; but let market handle it: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Drug crime is fake crime; abolish the DEA: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drugs should be as legal as tomatoes: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Stop the war on drugs; end black market profits: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free market and real growth is the answer: Strongly Opposes topic 20 End the Fed, to prevent irresponsible cash-negative business: Opposes topic 20 Remove legal tender laws & stimulate the economy: Opposes topic 20