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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pre-natal adoption with a right to choose: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose affirmative action: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	God by any name should not be government supported: Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Privatize Social Security: Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Oppose vouchers because of the "political �golden rule": Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Fight EPA regulatory over-reach: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Eliminate parole for violent criminals: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Pledged to veto every tax increase.: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Bring the troops home to defend America: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	I support green energy: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana isn't a gateway drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Opposes topic 20