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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)	Keep abortion legal, but not high priority: Favors topic 1 Increase fetal & infant survival rates among babies: Opposes topic 1 CC:Oppose strict Constitutionalist judges: Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	The great stain on our dream has been racism: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Disallow withholding services to same-sex couples: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support ObamaCare, with fixes, and some Medicare-for-All: Favors topic 5 Claire's Law: hearing loss screenings for every newborn: Favors topic 5 Cover Tennessee: provide affordable, portable insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Reform TennCare with more regulation of MCOs: Neutral on topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Own Your Future: planning for long-term care needs: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports charter schools but "not wild about vouchers: Favors topic 7 New reforms: student achievement to evaluate teacher: Favors topic 7 Raise teacher pay;expand pre-K: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports environmental regulation by government: Opposes topic 8 Public-private foundation to preserve Cumberland Plateau: Strongly Opposes topic 8 $10M to partially restore cuts in land acquisition fund: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Haley's Law: new criminal offenses on child abuse: Favors topic 9 Supports fair and accurate executions: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Close gun show loophole & ban bump stocks: Opposes topic 10 Veto firearms permits in bars: guns and alcohol don't mix: Opposes topic 10 Against new restrictions; for gun safety education: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pay for corporate tax cuts by closing loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Balance state needs--without an income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Deporting DREAMers would be un-American: Strongly Favors topic 12 Develop sensible, uniform national policies for immigration: Favors topic 12 Operation Jump Start: support border patrol effort in Texas: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce prohibitions against employing illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes more border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Trump's tariifs are same as a new tax on Tennesseans: Strongly Favors topic 13 Open state's first economic development office in Beijing: Favors topic 13 Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep the 118th Air Lift Wing in Tennessee: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Require paper ballot trail on voting machines: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Green energy will be of vast importance and growth: Strongly Favors topic 18 Green energy growth: develop a Solar Institute: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Let states decide on marijuana legalization: Opposes topic 19 Get tough on opioid prescriptions from pain clinics: Favors topic 19 Proliferation of meth is one of the most serious threats: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Empower TVA to bring rural broadband internet access: Strongly Favors topic 20 As mayor, enticed the NFL's Oilers to relocate to Nashville: Favors topic 20 Adjust our expenses to match our income, like family budget: Opposes topic 20 Plan for robotic factories of the future: Favors topic 20