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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Equal work deserves equal pay, period: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-gay rights: 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)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in our public education system: Strongly 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)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Income inequality has grown worse in recent decades: Strongly Favors topic 11 Fair tax system without loopholes for corporations & wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Tough rules to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Replace "Made in China" tags with "Made in America": Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Engage abroad with defense, diplomacy, and development: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Men & women in uniform are victims of catastrophic neglect: Favors topic 15 Service to Citizens: more veterans' benefits: Favors topic 15 Security depends on economic strength AND military might: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Corporation aren't people and money isn't speech: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Dependence on OPEC leads to foreign entanglements & wars: Favors topic 17 No nukes for Iran; two-state solution for Palestine: Opposes topic 17 War only when vital and supported, and after all other means: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Transition to clean renewable energy: Strongly Favors 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 Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Start reinvesting in the American Dream: Strongly Favors topic 20 The minimum wage rewards work: increase it: Strongly Favors topic 20