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)	Human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Make abortion unthinkable but not illegal: Opposes topic 1 No federal funding for embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Safe, legal, and rare: don't return to back alley abortions: Favors topic 1 Make adoption a more palatable choice: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	End federal affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't redefine marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage only between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Judeo-Christian values established our government framework: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5 System works now, even for the uninsured: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatize elements of Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose nationwide Common Core standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports vouchers but not charters: Strongly Favors 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 Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes more gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Second Amendment guarantees individual right to own guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	FairTax ends complexity that requires entire industry: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate the estate tax; cut spending to match tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Today's free trade agreements are stacked against the US: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	American colors don't run, but they have been fading: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15 Cut government, including cutting military (except salary): Opposes topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Keep contribution limits & campaign finance regulations: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	We should leave Iraq & Afghanistan once we win: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No subsidies for wind and solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No climate change laws; no cap-&-trade; more oil exploration: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory prison sentences for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Senate bank regulators are too cozy with regulated banks: Opposes topic 20 Accepted 20 weeks of unemployment, but opposes extending it: Opposes topic 20 Do the right thing and cut pork, then cut all expenditures: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I'm running for You, to rein in government: Strongly Opposes topic 20