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 right (+5 points on Social scale)	Leave abortion decision to those most intimately involved: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Lack of affordable healthcare has decimated the middle class: No opin. on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Extend city health benefits to unmarried same-sex partners: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equal rights for gays and lesbians: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Six-point plan to help curb gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Need universal healthcare like every industrialized nation: 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: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Re-prioritize on education to keep up with rest of world: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Those who push coal are the enemy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Goal of 21% GHG reduction by 2012; accomplished 31% in 2006: Strongly Favors topic 18 All buildings using city funds must be LEED-certified: Strongly Favors topic 18 $9,000 solar array for Salt Palace Expansion: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Treat drug abuse as a health mater, not a criminal matter: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Massive tax favors to the very wealthiest is an obscenity: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	More disincentives & safeguards in trade agreements: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Polluting industries' campaign donations weaken the EPA: Favors topic 16 Limit individual donations to $100 a person: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal the PATRIOT Act: Strongly Favors topic 14 No "disappearances"; accountability for war criminals: Strongly Favors topic 14 Fundamental patriotism to impeach Bush and Cheney: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+5 points on Social scale)	Invasion and occupation of Iraq is unjustified: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq is a tragic unnecessary war: Strongly Favors topic 17 Congress should have stopped Bush's pre-emptive war: Strongly Favors topic 17