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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 unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Against abortion, funding Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life is precious; no tax-payer funded abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Could support transgender military ban: Strongly Opposes 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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Market forces better than ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Funding to alleviate shortage of mental health professionals: Favors topic 5 Support cross-state competition, not ObamaCare bureaucracy: Strongly Opposes 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 Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Rein in environmental regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	One small brick in the wall of justice: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Guns protect innocent people: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lower corporate rates; simplify taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Slash foreign aid: Strongly Favors topic 14 Work with countries like Russia & comprehensively fight ISIS: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Increase high tech weapons: Strongly Favors topic 15 Strategic increased spending on military weapons systems: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Security of Israel should be paramount: Opposes topic 17 Strengthen military to deal with Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 We lost allies' respect, enabling rise of extreme ideologies: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Climate change is a global scheme to redistribute wealth: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cost-benefit analysis for measures affecting clean coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Crack down on drug dealers: Strongly Favors topic 19 Tougher penalties on those dealing drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Stop the nefarious practice of omnibus legislation: Opposes topic 20