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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports the Fair Pay Act against pay discrimination: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Our churches have engaged society to try to improve society: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Access to quality affordable health care for every American: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	I do not support privatization in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Shift emphasis away from punishing underperforming school: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Global warming is real; our quality of life is at risk: Strongly Favors topic 8
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)	Supports individual right to own firearms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Government’s basic functions must be well funded: Favors topic 11 Has not supported a tax increase; does support investment: Favors topic 11 No tax increases in Oklahoma, but no tax cuts either: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes Mexico Totalization Agreement & benefits to illegals: Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Divest from terrorist states like we divested for apartheid: Opposes topic 13 Endorsed by AFL-CIO; ensure that wages keep pace: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (+2 points on Social scale)	Divest from terrorist states like we divested for apartheid: Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Shift defense resources from Iraq to destroying terrorists: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Most donations from individuals; most of Inhofe’s from PACs: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of Iran (+5 points on Social scale)	Implement an orderly redeployment of US troops in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Force Bush to implement an orderly redeployment from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes a windfall-profits tax: Favors topic 18 Invest in switchgrass and natural gas resources: Favors topic 18 Global warming is real; our quality of life is at risk: Strongly Favors topic 18 Advocate for reduced carbon emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (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)