Steve Beshear on VoteMatch

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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)	Supports Roe v. Wade: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports affirmative actions programs: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Will veto a bill that would ban gay marriage in KY: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Limit death penalty appeals; impose it for drug traffickers: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Impose “truth in sentencing” for violent criminals: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Maintain gun registration and gun restrictions: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Support managed competition & healthcare tax incentives: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Alternative programs to reduce school dropout rate: Opposes topic 7 High national rankings shows that education is good in KY: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	To Washington: Get off our backs! about coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	More penalties; more testing; more drug war funding: Strongly Favors 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)
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Incentive programs for businesses; to bring in jobs: Opposes topic 11 Taxes are not the answer; no broad-based increases: Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	More deportations; more border enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes NAFTA; supports tariffs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Gratitude for troops who fight terror & keep America free: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Campaign spending limits with reduced TV rates: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Relax wiretapping restrictions: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)