Eric Holcomb on VoteMatch

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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Planned Parenthood videos were despicable, but no shutdown: 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)
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Supportive of the LGBT community: zero discrimination: 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Must reduce infant mortality rate: Strongly Favors topic 5 New Medicaid waiver for Structured Family Caregiving: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare was the wrong answer to a national problem: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No mandates to offer retirement plans, but voluntary IRAs ok: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Early start on career paths in opportunity industries: Opposes topic 7 $140M to increase teacher pay: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Give parents the freedom to choose child's school: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Stand up to federal government over environmental regulation: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Train prisoners to reduce recidivism: Opposes topic 9 Give prosecutors resources to protect vulnerable seniors: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Stop funneling Hoosier tax money through federal czars: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Simplifying the 75,000-page tax code would lead to growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	I won't be xenophobic on immigration policy: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	We're as likely to trade with Germany as with Georgia: Favors topic 13 Make America the global jobs magnet: Favors 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)	Exempt military pensions from state tax: Favors topic 15 Peace through strength, not peace through hope: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Iran funds terrorism; no nuclear deal: Opposes topic 17 I want a safer, stronger and freer America, today & tomorrow: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Coal reduces our dependency on foreign sources of energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Attack epidemic with prevention, treatment & enforcement: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	$250-million Next Level Indiana Trust Fund: Strongly Favors topic 20 Five pillars: 21st century workforce is magnet for jobs: Favors topic 20 High-tech is key to unlocking 21st century economy: Favors topic 20 Invest a little more to keep the Crossroads of America: Favors topic 20 Tax-and-borrower math will bust us, not lead to prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 20