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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	No prosecution of Planned Parenthood for lost reports: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Advocate for equality, including equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Successfully prosecuted 9-year-long rape case: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Make bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	Separation of church and state isn't a relevant issue: Neutral on topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Advocate of a national defense respected throughout world: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No privatization; but we need to discuss reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	School vouchers represent focus on profit over education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Good farmers use best practices, as stewards of the land: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Tough-on-crime reputation as District Attorney: Favors topic 9 Successfully prosecuted case on child sexual exploitation: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	I'm a gun owner, but we need to enforce gun laws: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Simplify tax code, but no FairTax and no national sales tax: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Unmuddy the waters and create a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Trade has globalized US, but also exports jobs: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Diplomatic solutions are always preferable: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Advocate of a national defense respected throughout world: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Require open meetings for water utility rate-setting: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Sanctions on Iran are working; no further military action: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Air patrols on Syria ok; no deeper involvement: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	"Wind cowboys" maintain fields of windmills in west Kansas: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Legalizing marijuana may decrease crime & increase revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Successfully prosecuted case on hallucinogenic level-2 drugs: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Budget cuts threaten basic prosecutorial services: Favors topic 20