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)	Protect Roe v. Wade; fund prevention and contraception: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Narrow the pay disparity for women: Strongly Favors topic 2 Evaluate workers on their abilities, not their identities: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal DOMA; make all civil marriages equal: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Favors topic 3 Opposes Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+5 points on Social scale)	No prayer in public schools; separate church & state: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Capital Litigation Trust Fund for death penalty defendants: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports more severe penalties for Hate Crimes: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports background checks & assault weapons ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban denial of coverage; cover preventative care: Favors topic 5 Increase competition via a public option: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports quality, affordable health care for all: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports government-run healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No greater safety net for seniors than social security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Gradual fixes: raising the cap; phase-down benefits for rich: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in early childhood education: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Incentives for hybrid vehicle purchases: Strongly Favors topic 18 Focus on investment in clean energy jobs: Strongly Favors topic 18 Put price on global warming pollution to spur investment: Strongly Favors topic 18 Invest in clean energy jobs which cannot be outsourced: Favors topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)	Renew TANF focus on the alleviation of poverty: Opposes topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Tax cuts for college tuition, homebuyers, & job creation: Favors topic 11 Extend $8000 homebuyer credit; one-year payroll tax holiday: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Comprehensive reform with responsible path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 Don't punish immigrant kids; DREAM Act yes; REAL ID no: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Close tax loophole that incentivizes moving jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13 Eliminate $200B in tax loopholes that ship jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Stop treating our veterans as second-class citizens: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voice for the people, not the corporate special interests: Strongly Favors topic 16 Reform system to reduce special interest pay-to-play: Favors topic 16 Public election financing reduces special interest influence: Strongly Favors topic 16 Wasteful programs go hand-in-hand with campaign contributors: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Remove roving wiretap provisions of Patriot Act: Strongly Favors topic 14 Trust our legal system; no torture; no hidden jails: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	Stand firmly and unequivocally against Iranian aggression: Opposes topic 17 Expel al Qaeda from Afghanistan, then end commitment: Favors topic 17 Withdraw all combat troops from Iraq by the end of 2010: Strongly Favors topic 17