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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)	Respect life, but support woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Don't incarcerate women for biological functions with ova: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Companies should diversify their staffing: Strongly Favors topic 2 Women deserve equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Job protection & housing rights for LGBT citizens: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	God is everywhere regardless of governmental policies: Strongly Favors topic 4 Freedom to worship or not worship: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand ObamaCare; finish what we began: Strongly Favors topic 5 Improve ObamaCare and take advantage of its benefits: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Privatization would take money from hard working people: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don't privatize our country's promises to our seniors: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support public education, not vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Recognize critical importance of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Strengthen our public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Strongly oppose horse slaughter: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Aggressive sentencing reform, and abolish death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Stricter punishment only leads to higher costs: Favors topic 9 Moratorium on Oklahoma executions & three-strikes: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support 2nd amendment, but deal with unabated gun violence: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Revenue is part of the problem: Strongly Favors topic 11 To whom much is given, much is required: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Let college grads stay after student visa expires: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Secret trade agreements threaten US; UN does not: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Expand free trade, but with labor & environment protections: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	We already have the largest military on Earth: Opposes topic 15 The debt we owe our Veterans is non-negotiable: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Stay out of Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17 Don't send kids unless absolutely necessary: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly support prioritizing green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop subsidizing dirty fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Fund programs to combat opioid epidemic: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Advocate for decriminalized and medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Let state voters decide about pot legalization: Favors topic 19 End the War on Drugs and its mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Higher minimum wage plus business incubators: Strongly Favors topic 20 The market won't lead recovery; stimulus is needed: Favors topic 20