|   | Catherine Templeton on VoteMatch | 
| 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) | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | Define personhood from conception; no exceptions for incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 100% pro-life; won't back down: Strongly Opposes topic 1 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale) | Proud of the Confederacy; don't rewrite history: Strongly Opposes topic 2 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes accommodating transgender people: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Transgender people should use bathroom matching birth gender: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Military shouldn't pay for gender reassignment surgery: Opposes 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) | 
| Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | Blow up state health agency, from the inside out: Opposes topic 5 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Opposes
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale) | School money & school control should be local: Opposes topic 7 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Arm teachers: the only defense is a good offense: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun owner & NRA member: Strongly Favors topic 10 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Fiscal conservative for low taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale) | Cracked down on undocumented workers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| 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) | SC builds soldiers & embraces our heroes: Favors topic 15 | 
| Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale) | Fight corruption & waste & good ol' boy system in Columbia: Favors topic 16 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale) | I took a buzz-saw to government: Opposes topic 20 | 
