Alex Mooney on VoteMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Fight to stop federal taxpayer funding of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding of abortions: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification: Opposes topic 1 Opposes barring stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Opposes abortion rights: Opposes topic 1 Opposes abortion rights: Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Defines marriage as one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports barring same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes homosexual civil rights: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports forcing military gay marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports barring IRS free speech rules: Favors topic 4 Supports barring anti-religious art funding: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace ObamaCare with free-market reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	I support school choice programs & home-schooling: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports education vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core: Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Society bears cost of pollution (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Misguided gun laws only punish law-abiding gun owners: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Signed "No New Taxes Pledge": Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing federal income taxes: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure the borders first; then reform without amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Cooperate & support Israel; it makes both countries stronger: Opposes topic 17 Opposes targeting terrorists: Favors topic 17 Opposes targeting terrorists: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No cap-&-trade; no war on coal; no job-destroying EPA burden: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating CO2: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating CO2: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut wasteful spending & entitlements so kids aren't burdened: Strongly Opposes topic 20 End federal obsession with big city public transportation: Opposes topic 20 Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20