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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	No exceptions for rape, incest, or maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion is a woman's unrestricted righ: Strongly Opposes topic 1 100% pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: Opposes topic 1 CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect Confederate monuments: Strongly Opposes topic 2 2017: praised Virginia decision to secede during Civil War: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Unfair to condemn only white nationalists: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Stop brainwashing school children with the Homosexual Agenda: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Strongly supports traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Transgenderism is despicable: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep God in the public sphere: Favors topic 4 Always advocate for family values in our public policy: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare has failed; Medicaid expansion is major disaster: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Oppose ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Full repeal of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Lifting cap would increase taxes on the little guy: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Give parents as many choices as possible, including vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers for school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Give parents many choices: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Excess environmental regulation costs jobs: Strongly Favors topic 8 Fight EPA regulatory over-reach: Strongly Favors topic 8 Climate accord regulations are nonsensical: Strongly Favors topic 8 Ensure EPA ceases threatening our economy: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment for violent crimes: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Gave away a semi-automatic rifle in campaign raffle: Strongly Favors topic 10 Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 Make it easier to carry concealed guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lowering taxes is the key to prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 11 The wealthy are already disproportionately taxed: Opposes topic 11 Cut taxes and regulations to boost jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Elimination the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigration threatens America's security & jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Oppose pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Opposes topic 12 Supports local enforcement on immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Trump's Chinese tariffs are right on: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Free trade only if the US is being treated fairly: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support American Exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 America First: defeat political correctness: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand the military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't regulate corporate & union campaign contributions: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Iran continues to be a state-sponsor of terrorism: Favors topic 17 Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17 CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Theory of man-made climate change is a hoax: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No greenhouse gas regulation; no renewables support: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize marijuana but don't legalize: Opposes topic 19 Marijuana decriminalization but not legalization: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes federal spending as economic stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Opposes topic 20