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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Fight ban on abortion when heartbeat is heard, at 6 weeks: Favors topic 1 Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Title X is effective but needs much more funding: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	VAWA is effective in reducing domestic violence and stalking: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3 First Amendment doesn't include right to turn away LGBT: Strongly Favors topic 3 Gay marriage bans deny rights to loving & committed couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
Neutral on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Sued Sheriff for failure to meet inmate health needs: Favors topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	Oppose CO voucher system because it funds religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Neutral on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Require unanimous jury for the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Black Lives Matter and police don't need special protection: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Neutral on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	No-Fly list against Muslims is unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 12 Let DREAMers join military, whether legal or not: Strongly Favors topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Muslim ban cannot be reworked to be constitutional: Opposes topic 14 Injustice of Gitmo is costing us a fortune: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Neutral on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Disallow checking citizenship papers to register to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 Enforce voter registration despite Kansas contempt: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Sue states for arbitrary voter registration deadlines: Strongly Favors topic 16 Censoring Citizens United would allow censoring a lot more: Opposes topic 16 Congressional term limits are unconstitutional: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Unconstitutional for Trump to bomb Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17
Neutral on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Drug prohibition means corruption, not an end to drug use: Opposes topic 19 A "drug free America" is not realistic; repeal prohibition: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug testing for welfare is ineffective and unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Neutral on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)