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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)	Safe, legal, rare, and woman's personal decision: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support equal pay, and do it now: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Let states and individual churches decide on gay marriage: 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)	Add a tier of affordable coverage to ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Fix problems with ObamaCare; don't eliminate it: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Bipartisan entitlement reform to preserve Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in early childhood education: Opposes topic 7 Common Core, teacher recruitment, smaller classes: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Preserved 85 acre marshland with conservation easements: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Invest in deepening Savannah harbor: Opposes 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)	Background checks for criminals & terrorists: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lower our corporate tax rate; simplify tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship makes sense: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Moving jobs to China & Mexico helps profits but not people: Opposes topic 13 Seek trade agreements from Europe to China: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Our military is but one element of our national power: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	One-stop shop for veterans, like Hiring Our Heroes: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Move forward on Keystone pipeline: Opposes topic 18 Ensure affordable and sustainable sources of energy: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reverse the downward trends in basic R&D funding: Favors topic 20 Make smart short and mid-term investments to drive growth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Budget gridlock holds America hostage & jeopardizes economy: Opposes topic 20