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 right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortions should always be legally available: Strongly Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action ok, but not on state contracts: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Alternative penalties for non-violent offenders: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ease or repeal restrictions on purchase & possession of guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare individual mandate is constitutional: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare was one step; much more needs to be done: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Remove cap on earnings to sustain system: Opposes topic 6 Don't return to fears of being too old or too ill: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in public schools and higher education: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in weatherization programs and maintain LIHEAP: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)	Expand state services to include the working poor: Opposes topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Shore up availability of credit to stimulate job creation: Strongly Favors topic 11 Lower middle class taxes; remove fat cat tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect our future from unfair trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't defer the debt we owe our veterans: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	No campaign donation limits; just disclosure: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-5 points on Social scale)	Iraq war was poorly thought out and enormously expensive: Strongly Opposes topic 17 We cannot stand by while Syria slaughters its citizens: Opposes topic 17