![]() |
Tim Donner on SenateMatch |
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 Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale) | I am unequivocally pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect the most innocent and defenseless among us: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale) | No race or sex based discrimination, like affirmative action: Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale) | No same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Opposes topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+2 points on Social scale) | No teacher-led prayer in public schools: Opposes topic 4 |
Favors
topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale) | Supports the death penalty: Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale) | Supports mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Right to gun ownership except for criminals & mentally ill: Favors topic 10 Constitution is specific on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale) | No more federal funding for health coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Begin with the absolute necessity to terminate Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale) | Offer younger Americans self-directed retirement funds: Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale) | Let parents choose schools via vouchers: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale) | Don't hinder energy exploration or exploitation: Opposes topic 18 National energy policy to reduce dependence on foreign oil: Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale) | Drug war has failed to reduce harm; and hurts privacy: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale) | Allow limited faith-based charities: Favors topic 20 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale) | Flat tax will broaden the tax base: Opposes topic 11 Limit federal budget to 18% of America's GDP: Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale) | Red Card solution: enhanced e-verification: Opposes topic 12 Tighten control of our leaky borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale) | Few things more obvious than free trade producing wealth: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale) | Cut bureaucratic fat while retaining military muscle: Favors topic 15 China is an economic competitor and military threat: Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+2 points on Economic scale) | Spending political money is part of free speech: Opposes topic 16 |
Favors
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale) | Parts of Patriot Act offensive to constitutional protections: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale) | US out of Iraq and Afghanistan: Favors topic 17 |
| |||
Other candidates' VoteMatch: | Tim Donner on the issues: | ||
VA Gubernatorial: Bob McDonnell VA Senatorial: Mark Warner Retiring as of Jan. 2013: AZ:Kyl(R) CT:Lieberman(D) HI:Akaka(D) ND:Conrad(D) NM:Bingaman(D) TX:Hutchison(R) VA:Webb(D) WI:Kohl(D) |
Senate elections Nov. 2012: AZ:Flake(R) CA:Feinstein(D) vs. CT:Bysiewicz(R) vs.Murphy(R) vs.Shays(R) DE:Carper(D) FL:Nelson(D) vs.LeMieux(R) HI:Hirono(D) vs.Case(D) IN:Lugar(R) vs.Mourdock(R) vs.Donnelly(D) MA:Brown(R) vs.E.Warren(D) vs. MD:Cardin(D) vs.Wargotz(R) vs.Capps(R) ME:Snowe(D) vs.D`Amboise(R) MI:Stabenow(D) vs.Hekman(R) vs.Konetchy(R) vs.Hoekstra(R) MO:McCaskill(D) vs.Akin(R) vs.Steelman(R) MT:Tester(D) vs.Rehberg(R) ND:(D) vs.Berg(R) |
NE:Nelson(D) vs.Flynn(R) vs.Stenberg(R) vs.Bruning(R) NJ:Menendez(D) vs.Linker(R) NM:Bingaman(D) vs.Balderas(D) vs.Sanchez(R) vs.Wilson(R) NV:Heller(R) vs.Berkley(D) NY:Gillibrand(D) vs.Noren(D) OH:Brown(D) vs.Coughlin(R) vs.Pryce(R) PA:Casey(D) vs.Scaringi(R) RI:Whitehouse(D) vs.Hinckley(R) TN:Corker(R) TX:Cruz(R) vs.Jones(R) vs.Leppert(R) UT:Hatch(R) vs.Chaffetz(R) VA:Kaine(D) vs.Allen(R) vs.Donner(R) vs.Radtke(R) WA:Cantwell(D) WI:Schiess(R) vs.Neumann(R) vs.Thompson(R) vs.Kagen(D) vs.Kind(D) vs.Baldwin(D) WV:Manchin(D) WY:Barrasso(R) |
Abortion
Budget/Economy Campaign Finance Civil Rights Corporations Crime Drugs Education Energy/Oil Environment Families Foreign Policy Free Trade Gay Issues Govt. Reform Gun Control Health Care Homeland Security Immigration Iraq/Mideast Infrastructure Jobs/Farming Medicare/Rx Principles Social Security Tax Reform Technology War/Peace Welfare/Poverty All Tim Donner's positions Other VA politicians |
Contact info: Campaign website: www.timdonner.com Email: Tim@DonnerForSenate.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3018 Merrifield, Virginia 22116 Press Inquiries: News@DonnerForSenate.com Schedule Inquiries: Scheduler@DonnerForSenate.com Volunteer Inquiries: Volunteer@DonnerForSenate.com | |||