Sam Kephart on SenateMatch

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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes abortion except for rape, incest, & maternal health: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Teach traditional family values in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports Three Strikes sentencing laws, but reforms needed: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership; no ammo tracking: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes federal funding for health coverage: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports privatizing social security: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Replace coal & oil as National Security priority: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce laws against drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace IRS with FairTax or something similar: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Earned citizenship ok, but no blanket amnesty: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	I support "fair trade", not "free trade": Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Attack fraud & cut pork in bloated military contracts: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Undecided on limiting on political campaign funds: Neutral on topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act is potentially very dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	No open-ended funding for Iraq but no precipitous withdrawal: Favors topic 17