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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)	Make abortions safe, legal, and rare: Strongly Favors topic 1 Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception: Favors topic 1 NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Leave definition of marriage up to state law: 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)
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)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	I am a strong supporter of Second Amendment right: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Keep fighting to extend health coverage to children: Favors topic 5 Allow the government to negotiate for lower drug costs: Favors topic 5 Bridge the gap on health care: Favors topic 5 Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE: Favors topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Protect Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	For incentives and more competitive salaries for teachers: Opposes topic 7 Fix the problems with No Child Left Behind: Opposes topic 7 Increase teacher pay, reduce class size: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposed offshore drilling until August compromise: Opposes topic 18 No tax breaks for big oil companies that give us $4 gas: Favors topic 18 Increase funding for R&D of renewable energy sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18 YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: 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)	Support tax cuts for middle class families: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	ID’ing illegal immigrants is an unfunded federal mandate: Favors topic 12 Supports increased border security and opposes amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Deportation program is an unfunded federal mandate: Favors topic 12 Lack of immigration system is why we have unsecured border: Opposes topic 12 Work towards a practical solution to end illegal immigration: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fix trade agreements to avoid job loss: Strongly Favors topic 13 Would have voted against CAFTA due to labor concerns: Opposes topic 13 Oppose trade deals that are bad for North Carolina workers: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Support better pay for our brave service members: Favors topic 15 Increase funding for veterans’ health care and benefits: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	End the war in Iraq with a diplomatic surge: Strongly Favors topic 17 The Iraq war had not made the U.S. safer: Strongly Favors topic 17 A responsible withdrawal to re-focus on defeating al Qaeda: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17