VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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)	Passing laws that restrict abortions won't stop abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public funding for abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Far too often, Native Americans are forgotten & ignored: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Health care is a basic human right: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes keeping the Affordable Care Act: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate taxable maximum of $118,500: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Every South Dakotan deserves an excellent education: Opposes topic 7 I moved back to SD for quality of schools; focus on that: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Served a term on the Yankton school board: 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)	Our criminal justice system is broken: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Common sense measures like background checks: Opposes topic 10 Address the growing problem of income inequality: No opin. on topic 10 Supports restrictions on right to bear arms: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	A call for rationality: Tax is NOT a dirty word: Strongly Favors topic 11 Pushed for $1.4M property tax to fund school operations: Favors topic 11 Supports increasing income tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Get ten million undocumented immigrants out of the shadows: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Welcome Syrian refugees fleeing religious intolerance: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Cut defense spending: 6 aircraft carriers instead of 11: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Campaign spending is out of control: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Negotiate with Iran over nuclear weapons: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	This planet is our only home; curb carbon emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes restricting domestic oil exploration and drilling: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Yes, I did use illegal drugs, like other angry young men: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise minimum wage to $12 and then $15: Strongly Favors topic 20