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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)	Criticized raids earlier against anti-abortion activists: Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep Proposition 8; but open to debate on gay marriage: Opposes 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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	More taxes & regulations loom with ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate cap on the payroll tax: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Instead of high-speed rail, foster water technology: Favors topic 8 Farmers bear the brunt of a plethora of regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8 Increase water supplies rather than fining citizens: 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)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax system is divisive because only half pay income tax: Opposes topic 11 A flat tax for the Nation and California: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Personal & corporate flat tax: 15.5% federal and 6% state: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Immigration is a national security issue; ports are a danger: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Expose crime and danger at the US-Mexico border: Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	America under Obama is not what it once was: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Terrorists believe in terrorism; we can't persuade them: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Terrorist regimes make jihad against America no matter what: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Nuke deal solidifies Iran conventional military gains: Opposes topic 17 Mideast was more stable with U.S. troops in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)