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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)	I support a woman's right to reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Close the gender pay gap: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize marriage equality: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Alternative penalties for non-violent offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Responsible gun ownership but not assault rifles or AK47s: Opposes topic 10 I battled attempts to put more guns in hands of teenagers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen Medicaid and Medicare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicaid and Medicare programs need to be strengthened: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare is a much needed program; explore single-payer: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stop raiding Social Security Trust Fund: Opposes topic 6 Increase income cap & reduce costs with discipline: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	More funding for schools, teachers, and Head Start: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Encourage conservation and renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Raise automotive fuel economy standards to above 50 mpg: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize and regulate marijuana for personal use: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Increased work requirements for able-bodied recipients: Favors topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Require the wealthy to pay their fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 Collect sales taxes on the Internet: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Repeal residency requirement for driver's license: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Keep tariffs against foreign products that compete unfairly: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Cut military spending such as weapons systems: Strongly Opposes topic 15 56% of discretionary budget: too high for Pentagon spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stop sending corporate-funded candidates to Congress: Favors topic 16 Establish a public funding system for federal elections: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes unlimited detention of terror suspects: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	Afghanistan is not as irresponsible as was Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Bring the troops home from Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17