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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Fair Pay Act: women still earn 77% of what men earn: Strongly Favors topic 2 MLK's message is as relevant today as it was in 1960s: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Start our children on the path to good health: Strongly Favors topic 5 Let Medicare negotiate re-importation from Canada: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	I will oppose all attempts to privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Protect Pensions from Corporate Greed: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight for full funding of special education programs: Opposes topic 7 Fundamentally overhaul "No Child Left Behind": Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Expand drilling; draw strategic reserve; plus alternatives: Opposes topic 18 Drill for oil in ANWR & offshore, as one of many things: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Double oil production by developing 70M federal acres: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Develop clean coal technologies: Opposes topic 18 Set standards for fuel efficiency in cars and buildings: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the capital gains tax: Opposes topic 11 Let Bush tax cuts for top income brackets expire: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports comprehensive immigration reform: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ensure that all trade agreements protect workers: Opposes topic 13 Distinguish American products with Country-of-Origin labels: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	We must fully fund the veterans' health care system: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Special interest contributions turn into legislative favors: Favors topic 16 McConnell runs a shakedown operation to get business donors: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Secret warrantless wiretapping program was flat out wrong: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Carefully and responsibly redeploy our troops out of Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17