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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 right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice but with limited federal funding: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Allow gays to openly serve in military, but do it cautiously: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (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)	Fully supports Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Malpractice reform is the right approach: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Obamacare is the wrong approach: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Don't take benefits away from seniors: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports competition, charters, and teacher review: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cap-and-trade is an energy tax: Opposes topic 18 More nuclear power; more domestic oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Husband acquitted of steroid distribution in WWE: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Economy is fragile; don't raise taxes in a recession: Opposes topic 11 Don't raise taxes on anyone, including middle class: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Make Bush tax cuts permanent or CT loses 8.500 jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce the corporate tax rate: Opposes topic 11 Hold top rates to 35% and keep capital gains rate down: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	No amnesty; enforce immigration laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Immigration laws--like all laws--must be enforced: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement Colombia, Panama, and Korea Free Trade Agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	We need a strong national defense second to none: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	No PAC money; small donations only: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposed to trying terrorists in civilian court: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	Bring home troops from Afghanistan in victory, not defeat: Favors topic 17