Ben Cline 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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Require sonogram before getting an abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Let businesses & groups act on their beliefs about marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Medicaid is important, but states should run it, not feds: Opposes topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Raise retirement age for future Social Security reform: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Build the border wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports lower tariffs later via higher tariffs now: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Require photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cutting back on fossil fuels sacrifices economic development: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Natural gas pipelines okay, but proceed with caution: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Medicinal marijuana is better alternative to opioids: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20