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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)	Fight to protect a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	CT statutes do not allow same-sex marriage licenses: Strongly Opposes 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)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Crack down on sexual predators; end domestic violence: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Sued gun manufacturers to withdraw gun designs: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	New health law is a start but does not do enough: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protecting Medicare and Social Security from cutbacks: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	More resources for teaching as a profession: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Cap-and-trade OK; fuel cells & clean energy better: Strongly Favors topic 18 America must win race for Green Energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Nation's wealthiest don't need extension of Bush tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 11 Don't hold middle-income tax cut hostage to wealthiest 2%: Favors topic 11 Extending Bush tax cuts for wealthiest 2% is wrong: Strongly Favors topic 11 Extend Bush tax cuts only for people earning under $250K: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	Enact comprehensive solution; piecemeal approach fails: Strongly Favors topic 12 Crack down on employers of illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect "Made in the USA" and "Made in Connecticut": Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Deeply committed to a strong national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Military tribunals are appropriate for accused terrorists: Opposes topic 14 YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+5 points on Social scale)	Withdraw US combat troops from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17