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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 right (-3 points on Social scale)	Claims he can overcome GOP objection to pro-abortion stance: Favors topic 1 Favors abortion rights: Favors topic 1 Vetoes non-prescription morning-after pill: Opposes topic 1 Supports banning partial birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 Voted in NY legislature to cut off Medicaid abortion funding: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supported by right-to-life groups in 1990s elections: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes same-sex marriage; supports gay & lesbian rights: Favors topic 3 No Federal Marriage Amendment; yes hate crime legislation: Strongly 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)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Instituted death penalty in NY: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports gun control legislation: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	$28M for Primary Care Initiative: Favors topic 5 Tax credits for those without employee health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Fund charter schools as independent non-profit entities: Favors topic 7 Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Make EPA into a Cabinet department: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Four-year limit for full welfare benefits: Favors topic 20 Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Cut taxes & cut spending: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Phase out estate and gift taxes: Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11 Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 English immersion over bilingual education: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	We must win the War on Terror to keep America safe: Strongly Favors topic 15 Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism: Favors topic 15 Reduce federal government size & scope, including military: Opposes 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)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale)	Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17