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)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	A woman should have the final say over her medical affairs: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports fair pay legislation: Strongly Favors topic 2 Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports equal marriage rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Neutral 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)	Supports ObamaCare & an affordable healthcare system: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes any effort to privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 80% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Give all an opportunity to receive quality public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Neutral on topic 8: Society bears cost of pollution (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated 92% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9
Neutral on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes exiting US to apply for citizenship: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Campaigned for the Colombian Free Trade Agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola: Opposes topic 14
Neutral on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
Neutral on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes offshore drilling; protect the Keys & the workers: Favors topic 18 Opposes offshore energy production: Strongly Favors topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports federal stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports tax incentives for job creation: Opposes topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20