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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pay equity for women; and raise the minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Openly gay mayor of Lexington: not all are anti-gay: 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ensure solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fight any measure to cut or privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Investment in education and our teachers is essential: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	EPA regulations overstep bounds, but we can't throw them out: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban gun purchases by people on FBI terrorist watch list: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ok to delay gun sales for 72 hours, but no secret lists: Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Trade deals are a net positive for Kentucky: Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stand with our allies to protect our global interests: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Support the military, intelligence community, & diplomacy: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Campaign finance system is broken; root it out: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	We must destroy ISIS where they are: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let's stop mining? No, invest in coal's future: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Fund clean coal via Carbon Capture and Storage: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Fully fund drug treatment and addiction recovery: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Think globally when talking about job creation: Favors topic 20