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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)	I'm personally prolife but I'm not changing any abortion law: Favors topic 1 24-hour waiting period for a woman to get an abortion: Opposes topic 1 I am pro-life, but Roe v. Wade is settled law: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	I support Paycheck Fairness Act's equal pay for women: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Same sex couples should be free to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act: Strongly Favors topic 3
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)	Repeal medical device tax in ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare hurts the middle class & small business: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Let states design their own systems instead of ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 Universal affordable coverage, but repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Commit to reforming without scare tactics: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	I'm a "green Republican"; others in GOP deny science: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Start with expanded background check tied to mental health: Opposes topic 10 I oppose the NRA on expanded background checks: Favors topic 10 In favor of closing the gun-show loophole: Opposes topic 10 Tie gun sales to mental health checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 I am a strong Second Amendment supporter: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Make the Senate "Gang of Eight" a "Gang of Nine": Strongly Favors topic 12 Bring undocumented workers out of the shadows: Strongly Favors topic 12 Legal immigration is a great benefit to this country: Favors topic 12 Pathway to citizenship should include learning English: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Essential for freedom that America maintain strong defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Fight to preserve Western Massachusetts' military units: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	No anti-ad pledge; my only pledge is to Constitution: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Align with right rebel group and impose no-fly zone in Syria: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	I believe that there is global warming: Favors topic 18 Keystone XL project brings jobs: Opposes topic 18 Climate change is real, but don't disadvantage America: Strongly Favors topic 18 Wrong to stop the Keystone pipeline: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Federal medical marijuana OK; leave the rest to states: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Deficit reduction might even include home mortgage deduction: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Enact meaningful, fair, bipartisan spending reductions: Opposes topic 20