Elizabeth Warren on SenateMatch

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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)	No Supreme Court nominees who oppose legal abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Staunch Pro-Abortion stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need a reliable vote for equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Warren has fought for women throughout her career: Favors topic 2 Endorsed by The Feminist Majority indicating a pro-women's rights stance: 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
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal DOMA; repeal DADT; support ENDA: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes defining traditional marriage: Strongly 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare provides free preventive care for women: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare provides free preventive care for women: Strongly Favors topic 5 No privatizing Medicare, nor voucher program: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports the President's Affordable Care Act: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No unnecessary cuts or risky privatization schemes: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Modest changes will save Social Security, not privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes investing part of your payroll tax: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Focus on public schools & public universities: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by Sierra Club and Clean Water Action: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Upgrade our aging infrastructure and invest in the future: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (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)	Extend the federal assault weapons ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports gun control: Opposes topic 10 Supports restricting the Second Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ban large-capacity ammunition: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Balanced approach to deficit reduction: Favors topic 11 Stop protecting loopholes for millionaires: Strongly Favors topic 11 End tax breaks to the already-rich and already-powerful: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rebuild the middle class instead of CEO tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports the DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 Support the DREAM Act: Let kids stay: Strongly Favors topic 12 Support the DREAM Act: Let kids stay: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes "Secure Communities" immigration enforcement program: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fair trade respecting worker rights and environment: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Reduce size of standing army to reduce deficit: Strongly Opposes topic 15 #1 responsibility: protect Americans from terrorism: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Congress must represent the people and be held accountable: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of Iran (+2 points on Social scale)	Bring US troops home from Afghanistan before 2014: Strongly Favors topic 17 Take nothing off the table with Iran's nuclear weapon: Opposes topic 17 Get out of Afghanistan as fast as possible: Strongly Favors topic 17 Military action possible to stop Iranian nukes: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Lead the world in using green technology: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes the outright legalization of marijuana: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	End tax breaks to the already-rich and already-powerful: Favors topic 20 New regulatory regime to protect financial consumers: Strongly Favors topic 20 Foreclosures made recession's biggest victims: Strongly Favors topic 20