Alan Caron on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose affirmative action: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Separate church from state: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Expand ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Oppose vouchers for school choice: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports Environmental Protection Agency: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment doesn't reduces crime: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Common-sense regulations on firearms: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	No higher taxes on the wealthy: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support & expand free trade: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support American Exceptionalism: Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't expand the military: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Prioritize green energy: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)