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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)	Life begins at conception, but listen to constituents: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Personally opposes abortion, but decision up to each woman: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No minimum wage; & no set pay based on gender: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Don't force hiring based on sex and race: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't redefine marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Homosexuals living as married is none of my business: Strongly Favors topic 3 Any couple can marry in the eyes of God; forget licenses: Favors 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 If "God" in public places offends you, go elsewhere: Strongly Favors topic 4 God was given great importance by our founding fathers: 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 ObamaCare is a miserable failure: Strongly Opposes topic 5 I'd rather die than sign up for ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Privatize because government will raid the Trust Fund: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers for school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	God gave man dominion over the animals: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	I don't know that stricter punishment reduces crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Eliminate the police state we now live in: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes more gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 I am 100% pro second amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun violence increases proportionate to level of gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 Don't bow down to money instead of our rights: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lower corporate tax rates prevent companies going overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 11 We are paying way too much in taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Our tax percentage only climbs; it never goes in reverse: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Get rid of the Federal Reserve and the IRS: 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 Illegal aliens are foreign invaders: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	I absolutely support free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Maintain US sovereignty from UN: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Superior nuclear arsenal is unnecessary: Opposes topic 15 Non-veteran president should yield commander-in-chief role: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Stay out of Iran unless Iran attacks us directly: Strongly Favors topic 17 Wars benefit the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No foreign aid to Iran to prevent developing nukes: 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 Green energy is ok, as long as it's not subsidized: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana should be legalized like alcohol: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Bailouts and stimulus slowed Great Recession recovery: Strongly Opposes topic 20