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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	First all-black U.S. Senate race in recent memory: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare addresses closing health care disparities: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	All 6 siblings attended public schools: Opposes topic 7 Vision for S.C. focused on education and jobs: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Advocated for Asian-Pacific and African cooperation: Favors topic 13 Envoy to China, to get investment via EB-5 visas: Favors topic 13 NEI: government-wide export-promotion strategy: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Head of China Operations for Green Tech Automotive: Favors topic 18 V.P. of GreenTech Automotive, the "green car" company: Strongly Favors topic 18 $8B for new nuclear plants; plus offshore oil & gas drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Too many clean energy investors sit on the sidelines: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	State director of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	AdWatch: 5 years in Washington on failed $787B stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Oversaw Obama stimulus implementation at Commerce Department: Strongly Favors topic 20 Infrastructure investment in the poorest areas of S.C.: Favors topic 20