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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 right (+2 points on Social scale)	Must consider incest or rape: Favors topic 1 Abortions should always be legal: Strongly Favors topic 1 Funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines: Neutral on topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action ok, but not in contracting decisions: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No same-sex marriage; defined by Constitutional Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the federal death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail for drug crimes; penalties for online crimes: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow individuals to carry concealed guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Medicare must remain solvent: Favors topic 5 100% deductible cross-state insurance instead of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports private market health insurance as tax deduction: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Remove disability coverage from Social Security: Favors topic 6 Stop robbing the Trust Fund: Opposes topic 6 Invest portion of workers' payroll tax in private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports vouchers, charters, magnet schools, standard tests: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Off-shore exploration for oil, plus nuclear and coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 High gas and oil prices threaten our economy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Develop oil and natural gas here on American soil: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Welfare recipients must work or train 40 hours a week: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut taxes and government spending: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	No citizenship for illegals; yes temporary worker visas: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	I support free trade, but protect shoe factories: Opposes topic 13 Free trade yes, but sanctions on Venezuela: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Bath Iron Works & Kittery Naval Shipyard are indispensable: Strongly Favors topic 15 Wasteful spending, even on military, should be eliminated: Opposes topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+2 points on Economic scale)	OpEd: Pushes for voter registration, with his name on ballot: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	Military tribunals for terrorists; deploy National Guard: Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-5 points on Social scale)	Iraq & Afghanistan have taken a turn for the positive: Opposes topic 17 Keep troop levels high in Iraq until "peace surge": Strongly Opposes topic 17 More support for Afghanistan; more sanctions for North Korea: Opposes topic 17