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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)	Only allow abortion for rape, incest, and maternal life: Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception: Opposes topic 1 Supports some legal protection from conception: Opposes topic 1 Supports defunding Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Best way to end discrimination is to stop discriminating: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Comfortable with gay marriage: Favors topic 3 State should stay out of the marriage business: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes require businesses to serve gays equally: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Christian Libertarian & believes in Non-Aggression Principle: Favors topic 4 Keep God, and all religion, in the public sphere: Favors topic 4 Opposes basing government on Judeo-Christian values: Opposes topic 4 Supports religious liberty: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Providing insurance not a proper function of government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Let citizens invest in anything other than a Ponzi scheme: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Parents deserve the right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Courts are betetr protectors of environment than regulators: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Crimes of passion are not deterred by sentencing: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	The Second Amendment is clear: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly opposes restrictive gun laws: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Taxes should not be a form of punishment: Opposes topic 11 Don't raise any taxes, and eliminate income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Aliens, if not criminals, should get path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 Opposes constructing a wall on our southern border: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Open our economy to other free markets: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	US Constitution offers greater protection than UN: Strongly Favors topic 14 Supports proper vetting for Syrian refugees: Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	We do not need a standing army: Opposes topic 15 Supports maintaining our nuclear arsenal: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Voting should not be limited by the government: Favors topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 Opposes voting without photo id: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Stay out of Iran, and Syria, and Bhutan...: Strongly Favors topic 17 Supports addressing Islamic militants only if they attack US: Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Oppose government prioritization of green energy: Opposes topic 18 Supports deregulating domestic oil drilling: Opposes topic 18 Supports developing wind and solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana should not be criminalized: Opposes topic 19 Supports legalizing and regulating marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus often makes things worse: Opposes topic 20