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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports sanctity of life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Treat all races and genders the same: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the reasonable policy of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Poverty aid thru religious or community-based organizations: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Deregulation to increase competition in the marketplace: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Option to invest in private retirement program: Strongly Favors topic 6 Invest payroll tax in self-managed private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Money should follow child from kindergarten to college: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Relax restrictions on federal land for logging & recreation: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the federal death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Stricter penalties for juveniles & corporate criminals: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Right to bear arms, and nominate justices who agree: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Advocate "live within your means" tax reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Use military to secure our borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes NAFTA; consider human rights in trade relations: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Decrease financial support of the United Nations: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Reduce nuclear proliferation and build missile defense: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Remove all contribution limits on federal campaigns: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Time to bring our troops home from Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17 Pre-emptive military strikes when national security threat: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Keep troops in Iraq until Iraqis can support themselves: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Explore for oil in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20