Mark Swaney on SenateMatch

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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 unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Agrees with and supports Roe v. Wade: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	I support affirmative action, for past & future: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Religion has no place in government: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is ok, but national health insurance is better: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatizing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Private education should not compete with public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Every human being has a right to clean air and water: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	For most types of crime, we are over-punishing people: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Eliminate the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Regulate 2nd Amendment rights for the good of society: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Higher taxes on the wealthy, and on wealthy institutions: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Legalize those who are working & have not committed crimes: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Include fair wage, unions & environment in trade agreements: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	US should be more active in the UN: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	We spend way too much on the military: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Make it easier to vote; voter ID laws make it harder: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	Stay out of Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq war was a waste, based on a lie: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Prioritize green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tax carbon to encourage people to use alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Long past time to legalize marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus was ok; but economic regulation is better: Strongly Favors topic 20 Abandon minimum wage in favor of living wage: Favors topic 20