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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)	Abortion is a personal choice: Favors topic 1 Abortion is a personal decision: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Paycheck Fairness Act hurts women in the workplace: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't be involved in same-sex marriage: 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 Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Prominent and early opponent of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Put entitlements on a path to being financially secure: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Increase school choice options for our families: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Fisherman, miners, and loggers need a partner in D.C.: Strongly Favors topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect all constitutional rights, especially 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	40% of budget on debt servicing is generational theft: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Secure the border but increase H1B visas & guest workers: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support free-trade, but wait on Trans-Pacific Partnership: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strengthening our armed forces protects our freedoms: Strongly Favors topic 14 Russia emboldened in Ukraine by Obama's weak foreign policy: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Put the needs and care of our veterans first: Strongly Favors topic 15 Opposes reduction in size of America's military force: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Founders never imagined a permanent political class: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Ensure that Iranian nukes don't threaten Israel: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Complete the Keystone Pipeline; end EPA overreach: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Gov't should encourage growth, not squeeze businesses out: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Problem is uncertainty in federal regulation & tax climate: Strongly Opposes topic 20