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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Attempt to save life of child if you must do abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Don't require churches to offer contraception to employees: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life from conception to natural death: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Endorsed as longtime pro-life leader: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Conscience exemption: churches need not insure contraception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Roe v. Wade was constitutionally flawed legal decision: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding for abortion services: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports judges who strictly interpret Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports defunding Planned Parenthood federally & locally: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	The Democrats cooked up this whole phony "war on women": Strongly Opposes topic 2 Firefighters don't deserve to be victims of racial quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage should be between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Would never attend a same-sex marriage ceremony: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining traditional marriage: Opposes topic 3 Supports banning military gay marriage: Opposes topic 3 Supports letting businesses disagree with same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Human nature's propensity for sin necessitates Constitution: Favors topic 4 Supports banning funding of offensive art: Favors topic 4 Supports Judeo-Christian framework of morality: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports religious liberty and sees it at risk: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare damages New York's economy: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare damages New York's economy: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Self-interested bureaucracies corrosive on public schools: Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	The EPA has heaped rules upon rules: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	When churches convert to mosques, poverty & crime follow: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lifelong shooter and gun owner: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly opposes restrictive gun laws: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	High-tax policies have led to a weak recovery: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Stimulus spending stimulated corporate cronyism: Favors topic 11 Unwavering on raising taxes; capital creates jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Don't ever put tax increases on the table: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut taxes & regulations to let job creators create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Support physical walls, virtual walls, and official English: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports additional border infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports constructing a wall to control our border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Vote against multilateral trade agreements and treaties: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14 Supports ban on resettlement of Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Rebuild our military into an overwhelming American force: Strongly Favors topic 15 Supports maintaining a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Self-term limit to two terms; never lobby Congress: Strongly Favors topic 16 Strongly opposes voting without photo id: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Stand with Israel in ensuring Iran does not get nukes: Opposes topic 17 No 2014 withdrawal date for troops in Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Strongly opposes Islamic Sharia as threat to the US: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Opposes waiting; go after militant Islam abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Develop upstate natural gas via fracking: Favors topic 18 Gas prices double while they focus on algae energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Build Keystone pipeline instead of subsidizing solar panels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Keystone Pipeline delays are heavy hand of regulation: Opposes topic 18 Supports deregulating domestic oil exploration and drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes government developing wind and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal drugs are destroying our people: Strongly Favors topic 19 Strongly opposes legalizing marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	We need to repair America's transportation infrastructure: Favors topic 20 Cut taxes & regulations to let job creators create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget: Favors topic 20