David Cobb on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	Full reproductive freedom for women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action for people of color and women: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Marriage equality for lesbians and gays: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Publicly funded, universal health care insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is a right: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Increase payroll tax but allow some self-investment: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Eliminate the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Criminal justice system permeated with race & class bias: Opposes topic 9 More community policing; more inmate job training: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (2 points on Social scale)	Ban assault weapons; require licenses; track fingerprints: Strongly Opposes topic 10 A gun owner who supports reasonable gun safety laws: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Increase taxes on wealthy; decrease taxes on poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (10 points on Economic scale)	Amnesty for undocumented immigrants after 3 years: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Withdraw from NAFTA and CAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Marched in Seattle against the WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	Include human rights and worker rights in trade deals: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale)	Greatly decrease all military funding: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (0 points on Economic scale)	Greatly Decrease Funding on missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	More US participation in UN peacekeeping missions: Strongly Favors topic 17 All US troops out of Iraq, unless UN and Iraq say so: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Subsidize clean renewables instead of oil & nuclear: Strongly Favors topic 18 $300B per year to fund clean energy in poor countries: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize minor possession of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 War on drugs is war on our civil liberties: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated A+ by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)