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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 right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-life at both federal and state level: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life; don't lose the values that make us special: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-family supporter of traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Judeo-Christian values make us exceptional as a nation: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Argued in favor of death penalty in Supreme Court case: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Staunch believer in Second Amendment right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare makes broken healthcare system even worse: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Sponsored bill establishing Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fix Social Security with means test & raising retirement age: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Yes to off-shore drilling, nuclear plants & domestic energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Every person and every corporation should pay taxes: Opposes topic 11 Balance budget by 2013, while extending Bush tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure our borders to be secure as a nation: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports free trade and non-interference in overseas labor: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports U.S. Missile shield systems in Eastern Europe: Strongly Favors topic 15 World peace comes when America is unrivaled militarily: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Indefinitely hold US citizens if they are terrorists abroad: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	We left Iraq because of non-cooperation; keep troops out: Favors topic 17 Don't withdraw from Afghanistan according to election clock: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Withdraw troops but remain an engaged partner with Iraq: Opposes topic 17 Don't leave Afghanistan while there is still work to be done: Strongly Opposes topic 17