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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 right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-life but supports Rule of Law and hence Roe v. Wade: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Support strong traditional family values but no fads: Favors topic 4
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)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Does not hunt, because of Vietnam promise: Opposes topic 10 Rated ? by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affordable health care for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Privatization would be greedy and stupid: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	More teachers; more aides; more pre-K: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Big Oil prevents development of alternative energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Replace the internal combustion engine: 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)
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reduce spending and increase accountability: Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	It's been proven; a free market doesn't work: Opposes topic 13 C+CMG=LAJ: China trade means lost US jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Running because Shelby's $13M warchest is from big business: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)