Prof. Tom Davis 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 right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Require hiring women & minorities is too fuzzy to answer: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Sexual orientation should be protected by civil rights law: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Teach family values? Whose family's values?: Neutral on topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws.: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	More federal funding for health coverage too fuzzy to say: Neutral on topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize social security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	No vouchers the way they're defined today: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Renewables ok; nuclear fission, no: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Immoral is a lousy reason for drug law: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-5 points on Economic scale)	Churches can provide welfare, but not funded by state: Strongly Opposes topic 20
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	Make taxes more progressive is unanswerable: Neutral on topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Allow some illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	The phrase "free trade" is a lie: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Cover our obligations from unjust wars: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Get US troops out of Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17