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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)	Law requires doctors to say some abortions reversible: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Support a ban on abortions for things like gender selection: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fly flags of ND tribal nations at Governor's Office: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	No discrimination because of sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 Gay marriage is ok, but not running on social issues: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Repeal Sunday morning shopping ban: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pledge to oppose Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Enacted tax break for Social Security recipients: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Help students be "choice ready" for their career paths: Opposes topic 7 Path to jobs is changing; not just four years of college: Opposes topic 7 Proclaimed North Dakota School Choice Week: Favors topic 7 Invest in K-12 for our No. 1 resource--our young people: Opposes topic 7 Local control of schools: Favors topic 7 Kids can't prepare for 21st century using 19th-century model: Favors topic 7 Accelerate efforts to raise outcomes for all students: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Dept. of Environmental Quality to focus on clean air & water: Opposes topic 8 Innovation--not regulation--solves oil & gas challenges: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Obama has overreached on gun control: Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Private investment in infrastructure reduces property taxes: Opposes topic 11 Shrink government and stop property tax hikes: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	We have an amazing relationship with Canada: Strongly Favors topic 13 North American trade deal good for farmers, ranchers: Strongly Favors topic 13 USMCA trade deal protects intellectual property rights: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13 Trade war with China, & tariffs, hurting domestic farmers: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Technology has ensured abundant food and energy: Favors topic 14 Consider filing a lawsuit over refugee resettlement: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Exempted military retirement benefits from state income tax: Favors topic 15 State income tax exemption on military retirement pay: Favors topic 15 Need strong deterrent against rogue nations: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Veto $5,000 limits on executive branch bonuses: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Pledge to support term limits: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	State-sponsored cyber terrorists are at war with us: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Private sector innovation over regulation on carbon: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Lignite (brown coal) is transforming power plant emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 On energy, all of the above: Opposes topic 18 Protest campers at Dakota Access Pipeline should leave: Opposes topic 18 We are not running out of oil; we have a global surplus: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Remove shame and stigma from the disease of addiction: Opposes topic 19 Jail time without rehab is not a cure for addiction: Opposes topic 19 Opioid epidemic threatens our way of life: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Increased teacher & state employee pay without raising taxes: Opposes topic 20 Right-size government: cutting $1.2B is a great start: Opposes topic 20 Main Street Initiative: use existing infrastructure fully: Opposes topic 20 Economy of the future built on collaboration for innovation: Opposes topic 20