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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Empower women to make reproductive health decisions: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Equal pay for equal work is the next women's milestone: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Liberty to share love and life is an inherent right: Strongly Favors 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fix ObamaCare, but don't put insurance companies in charge: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes any attempt to harm Medicare and Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Keep state leaders focused like a laser beam on our schools: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	We must do more to protect our natural resources: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports only current gun laws: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Maintain current tax levels, except gas tax to improve roads: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Raise H-1B cap: attract top talent from around the world: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	We should not act as the world's policeman: Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Focus on state's needs, not foreign conflicts: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Limit corporate and PAC campaign contributions: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	United States should not be the policeman for the world: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in alternative forms of energy like solar, wind & gas: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	It's time for Congress to spend less and cut waste: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10: Favors topic 20