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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal Hyde Amendment; codify Roe v. Wade: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed by EMILY's List for pro-choice women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Will fight to pass Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Ensure protections for LGBTQ veterans and service members: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Established coalition of legal, community and faith leaders: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand ObamaCare with public option, expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	For universal pre-K, close funding gaps between districts: Strongly 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 Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	End cash bail, some mandatory minimum sentences: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Bail reform shows promising results in pilot programs: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Implement common sense gun safety measures, close loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make Child Tax Credit permanent: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Common sense policies on tariffs, expand markets for farmers: Strongly 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)	Increase resources for veterans, military families: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Congress must act urgently to protect our democracy: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Drug treatment courts part of solution to substance abuse: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in infrastructure; support small towns: Strongly Favors topic 20 We must expand homelessness prevention programs: Strongly Favors topic 20

Cheri Beasley is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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