Variable being Lost

Question

When I run the following script, the variable userParty is lost between the scoreCalculate function and the bottom of the script, where it should set the value of the quizVariable.party for the URLloader to function correctly.
//Variables
var userParty;
//Event Listeners
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,scoreCalculate);
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,partyPicker);
testClip.stop();
//Work Out Which Party the User is Suited for
function scoreCalculate(event:Event) {
    if (theScore<=10) {
        userParty="liberaldemocrat";
        removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,scoreCalculate);
        //trace(userParty);
    } else if (theScore <= 20 && theScore > 10) {
        userParty="labour";
        removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,scoreCalculate);
        trace(userParty);
    } else if (theScore <= 30 && theScore > 20) {
        userParty="conservative";
        removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,scoreCalculate);
        //trace(userParty);
//Send Party to DB
var myURLRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(".../major/partyhandler.php");
var quizVariables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
quizVariables.party = userParty;
myURLRequest.data =quizVariables;
myURLRequest.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(myURLRequest);

Answer 1

Then the same applies for that picker function as well... it doesn't need to be a function either, and both can be combined into one set of conditionals.  Probably the most important line added for trying to resolve your problem is shown in red...
trace(theScore);  // what does this show?
var userParty;
   if (theScore<=10) {
          userParty="liberaldemocrat";
          liberaldemocrat_clip.play();
    } else if (theScore <= 20 && theScore > 10) {
          userParty="labour";
          labour_clip.play();
    } else if (theScore <= 30 && theScore > 20) {
          userParty="conservative";
          conservative_clip.play();
//Send Party to DB
var myURLRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(".../major/partyhandler.php");
var quizVariables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
quizVariables.party = userParty;
myURLRequest.data =quizVariables;
myURLRequest.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(myURLRequest);