VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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 unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Vetoed ban on partial birth abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support Latino-owned businesses via Buy Michigan First: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports civil unions & domestic partner benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affordable health care universally accessible to everyone: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise K-12 funding from $6,875 per pupil to $7,075: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: No 'rights' to clean air and water (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Mandatory minimum sentences for sex offenders: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Replace CAFTA outsourcing with "No Worker Left Behind": Strongly Opposes topic 13 Encourage insourcing, instead of victims of globalization: Favors topic 13 NAFTA is about whether we're going to make things in America: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: More enforcement of the right to vote (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	21st Century alternative/ renewable Energy Plan: Strongly Favors topic 18 Diversify into renewable and clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Irresistible tax credits for wind, solar, & biofuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-5 points on Social scale)	Tougher penalties for drug dealers; more tools against meth: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)