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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes requiring a 72-hour waiting period for abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion rights are best left in the hands of the courts: Favors topic 1 CC:Oppose strict Constitutionalist judges: Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports bill honoring women's suffrage and women's rights: Favors topic 2 Let's keep MLK's dream alive: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Fight to get same-sex benefits: 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 Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Keep ObamaCare individual insurance mandate: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicaid money can fight opioid crisis: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Build bikeways instead of just freeways: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Why are our parks and canyons receiving so little?: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Beef up laws to address targeted hate crimes: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax cut: Xmas present to corporations; lump of coal for poor: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reform tax code to narrow income gap, not benefit top 1%: Strongly Favors topic 11 CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11 CC:Keep the inhertiance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	It's not chain migration; it's family-based immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 Against tearing up families: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes more border security, according to CC survey: 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)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Focus on voter suppression and gerrymandering: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Promote clean air and clean energy: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports legalized medical marijuana; it has helped so many: Opposes topic 19 More funding for opioid treatment for victims: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)