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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: 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)
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)	Medicare public option amounts to socialized medicine: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Keep donor tax money; use it on education and infrastructure: Opposes 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)	Convicted murderers/rapists should lose voting rights: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Criticizes Congressional GOP tax plan: Favors topic 11 CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Central American refugees are an invasion, not a caravan: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Against open borders; let border agents question suspects: 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)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Pays respect and honors US Army, celebrating 243rd birthday: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Term limits is a good start in reforming government: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Pro-Israel; challenge mistakes like Iran nuclear deal: Opposes topic 17 CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep more tax dollars local, to fight opioid crisis: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	NY can no longer afford to be a donor state; keep money here: Favors topic 20