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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Rated 63% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action: Neutral on topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Favors topic 3
Neutral on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Develop a market-driven healthcare delivery system: Opposes topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Rated 40% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Rated 46% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment: Neutral on topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Enforce and strengthen current laws: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Rated C by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10
Neutral on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Rated 47% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral on topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Let illegal alien children attend school: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	No trade deal with Vietnam due to human rights abuses: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Neutral on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	No retirement benefits for officials convicted of corruption: Favors topic 16 Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
Neutral on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20