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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 right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Society is for more than rich, white, straight men: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight for comprehensive national health reform: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stop borrowing from Trust Fund; deliver promised benefits: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't pull the rug out from under our public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Comprehensive approach to reduce global warming: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Restore fairness to our tax code, instead of Bush tax cuts: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	We need comprehensive immigration reform: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Give the little guy a fairer break in trade policies: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	End rollback of our constitutional rights: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	It is time to bring our troops home from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17