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 right (0 points on Social scale)	Opposes abortion because of sanctity of human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I am fundamentally opposed to abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	Boycotted for anti-affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (2 points on Social scale)	Define marriage as between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposed to change the definition of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Coors provides same-sex couple benefits equally: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	Accountability and standards for public schools: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (7 points on Economic scale)	US has world's least efficient health-care system: Opposes topic 5 Allow free market drug reimportation from Canada: Opposes topic 5 Lawsuit abuse is responsible for health care costs: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Citizens manage their own personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale)	Supports school choice: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Opposes death penalty because of sanctity of human life: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Protect our right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Keep Bush tax cuts and extend estate tax reprieve: Strongly Favors topic 11 Coloradans know best how to spend their own money: Strongly Favors topic 11 Proud to be a tax cutter: Strongly Favors topic 11 Cutting taxes creates good jobs, not big government: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (2 points on Economic scale)	Give no benefits to children of longtime illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 More penalties and border security against illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports Bush's guest worker program: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale)	Supports free trade: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	Support adding more troops, oppose setting a war deadline: Strongly Favors topic 15 Give our military the resources they need: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (10 points on Economic scale)	Don't "crawl on our knees" to the UN: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes Amendment 37; no gov't-mandated alternative energy: Opposes topic 18 Good stewardship of the environment is a public value: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)