'08 Presidential Candidate Selector

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I found this 25 question test on another board. The multiple choice questions seemed fair (covered both sides) and it was giving back pretty good results for those who took the test.

http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html





Here's my results:

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Interesting test.
my results were,
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Kent McManigal (84%) Click here for info
3. Ron Paul (81%) Click here for info
4. Tom Tancredo (67%)

I like a Paul/Tancredo ticket.
If Ron Paul does not make the primaries I may write in Kent McManigal.
 
That was pretty neat, and accurate.

My results

1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Duncan Hunter (83%) Click here for info
3. Tom Tancredo (83%) Click here for info
4. Newt Gingrich (80%) Click here for info
5. Sam Brownback (79%) Click here for info
6. Chuck Hagel (77%) Click here for info
7. Mitt Romney (77%) Click here for info
8. Jim Gilmore (71%) Click here for info
9. Fred Thompson (68%) Click here for info
10. John McCain (64%) Click here for info
11. Rudolph Giuliani (60%) Click here for info
12. Tommy Thompson (60%) Click here for info
13. Ron Paul (52%) Click here for info
14. Mike Huckabee (50%) Click here for info
15. Kent McManigal (47%) Click here for info
16. Bill Richardson (26%) Click here for info
17. Al Gore (20%) Click here for info
18. Joseph Biden (19%) Click here for info
19. Hillary Clinton (18%) Click here for info
20. Christopher Dodd (15%) Click here for info
21. Mike Gravel (15%) Click here for info
22. Wesley Clark (14%) Click here for info
23. John Edwards (12%) Click here for info
24. Barack Obama (8%) Click here for info
25. Dennis Kucinich (5%) Click here for info
26. Alan Augustson (3%) Click here for info
27. Elaine Brown (0%) Click here for info
 
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Kent McManigal (66%) Click here for info
3. Ron Paul (62%) Click here for info
4. Mitt Romney (54%) Click here for info
5. Sam Brownback (54%) Click here for info
6. Tom Tancredo (53%) Click here for info
7. Newt Gingrich (50%) Click here for info
8. Chuck Hagel (44%) Click here for info
9. John McCain (44%) Click here for info
10. Duncan Hunter (44%) Click here for info
11. Mike Huckabee (41%) Click here for info
12. Tommy Thompson (40%) Click here for info
13. Dennis Kucinich (39%) Click here for info
14. Barack Obama (38%) Click here for info
15. Fred Thompson (38%) Click here for info
16. Mike Gravel (38%) Click here for info
17. Jim Gilmore (38%) Click here for info
18. Bill Richardson (35%) Click here for info
19. Alan Augustson (35%) Click here for info
20. Al Gore (32%) Click here for info
21. Christopher Dodd (29%) Click here for info
22. Hillary Clinton (29%) Click here for info
23. Joseph Biden (29%) Click here for info
24. Rudolph Giuliani (28%) Click here for info
25. Wesley Clark (24%) Click here for info
26. John Edwards (23%) Click here for info
27. Elaine Brown (18%)
 
Your Results:

1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Duncan Hunter (69%) Click here for info
3. Tom Tancredo (67%) Click here for info
4. Ron Paul (65%) Click here for info
5. Kent McManigal (62%) Click here for info
6. Chuck Hagel (61%) Click here for info
7. Newt Gingrich (58%) Click here for info
8. John McCain (51%) Click here for info
9. Mitt Romney (50%) Click here for info
10. Fred Thompson (49%) Click here for info
11. Jim Gilmore (48%) Click here for info
12. Rudolph Giuliani (47%) Click here for info
13. Sam Brownback (44%) Click here for info
14. Christopher Dodd (39%) Click here for info
15. Mike Gravel (36%) Click here for info
16. Hillary Clinton (33%) Click here for info
17. Joseph Biden (33%) Click here for info
18. Al Gore (33%) Click here for info
19. Dennis Kucinich (33%) Click here for info
20. John Edwards (33%) Click here for info
21. Tommy Thompson (31%) Click here for info
22. Barack Obama (29%) Click here for info
23. Bill Richardson (28%) Click here for info
24. Mike Huckabee (26%) Click here for info
25. Wesley Clark (26%) Click here for info
26. Alan Augustson (25%) Click here for info
27. Elaine Brown (14%) Click here for info



69% as the best? I must be hard to please :p
 
Your Results:

1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Kent McManigal (69%) Click here for info
3. Ron Paul (66%) Click here for info
4. Tom Tancredo (57%) Click here for info
5. Duncan Hunter (56%) Click here for info
6. Dennis Kucinich (46%) Click here for info
7. Mike Gravel (46%) Click here for info
8. Newt Gingrich (46%) Click here for info
9. Chuck Hagel (45%) Click here for info
10. Mitt Romney (45%) Click here for info
11. Jim Gilmore (41%) Click here for info
12. Joseph Biden (40%) Click here for info
13. Al Gore (40%) Click here for info
14. Sam Brownback (40%) Click here for info
15. Alan Augustson (39%) Click here for info
16. Hillary Clinton (39%) Click here for info
17. John McCain (39%) Click here for info
18. Barack Obama (38%) Click here for info
19. Bill Richardson (38%) Click here for info
20. John Edwards (37%) Click here for info
21. Fred Thompson (34%) Click here for info
22. Wesley Clark (34%) Click here for info
23. Mike Huckabee (31%) Click here for info
24. Christopher Dodd (30%) Click here for info
25. Rudolph Giuliani (27%) Click here for info
26. Tommy Thompson (24%) Click here for info
27. Elaine Brown (13%) Click here for info

I am a little surprised myself about myself.
 
Absolutely, completely bogus.

Mostly loaded questions, with answers directed at a single candidate. Many questions dealing with candidates, that they have not expressed an opinion about.

I didn't even get more than 54% for any candidate.

I am a little surprised myself about myself.
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Don't be. This is a homemade poll, steering folks to bull crap.

Ex.
10. What would be your ideal candidate's position on THE DEFICIT?
*Would raise taxes and/or reduce spending if necessary to reduce the deficit and balance the budget in keeping with the philosophy of the Concord Coalition.
*Would not be concerned with the deficit, in keeping with the philosophy of supply-side economics.
*Neither

Where is the cut spending only?, not the and/or raise taxes, there is a big difference between the two. Cannot be combined. Most questions are similar. Just like most internet polls about favorite color, food, and 'send it to 25 people in the next 3 hours or your mother will have a stroke' type poll.
 
Oh, and for the 'Paul' folks, where is this question?

If a violent, historically terrorist nation kills our soldiers and plots our destruction (while building nukes), what do you do?

*kick their butt
*surrender at once, and lock yourself in your home while shouting, their is no evil in the world! (a la Ron Paul)
 
Oh, and for the 'Paul' folks, where is this question?

If a violent, historically terrorist nation kills our soldiers and plots our destruction (while building nukes), what do you do?

*kick their butt
*surrender at once, and lock yourself in your home while shouting, their is no evil in the world! (a la Ron Paul)
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Funny you say that. Maybe you should take a look at those results, Ron Paul isnt doing to bad.
 
If a violent, historically terrorist nation kills our soldiers
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not trying to turn this into a RP thread, but i dont remember any of our soldiers getting killed before we invaded either country, recently...
 
Absolutely, completely bogus.

Mostly loaded questions, with answers directed at a single candidate.
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Maybe, but what candidates are the answers directing us towards?

At the board I found the link on most people were posting their results with various Democrats at the top. Here it seems like the opposite is happening with various Republicans or Libertarians being at the top. Same quiz.
 
My top 5:
2. Kent McManigal (77%) <---Who?
3. Ron Paul (67%) :cool:
4. Dennis Kucinich (60%)
5. Joseph Biden (51%)<---Bleah!
6. Wesley Clark (51%)<---I really like and respect Wes Clark.

My bottom 5:
23. Jim Gilmore (31%)
24. Fred Thompson (30%)<---answers that question.
25. Sam Brownback (29%)
26. Tommy Thompson (28%)
27. Elaine Brown (17%)
 
Ron Paul (72%) Click here for info
3. Kent McManigal (65%) Click here for info
4. Tom Tancredo (56%) Click here for info
5. John McCain (53%) Click here for info
6. Chuck Hagel (52%) Click here for info
7. Mitt Romney (51%) Click here for info
8. Newt Gingrich (49%) Click here for info
9. Duncan Hunter (46%) Click here for info
10. Bill Richardson (45%) Click here for info
 
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Kent McManigal (67%)
3. Ron Paul (64%)
4. Newt Gingrich (62%)
5. Chuck Hagel (60%)
6. Fred Thompson (57%)

Closest one is two thirds? And who the hell is Kent McManigal? His website says he's not even campaigning anymore. And what a crappy website.
 
Steak asked,
Oh, and for the 'Paul' folks, where is this question?

If a violent, historically terrorist nation kills our soldiers and plots our destruction (while building nukes), what do you do?
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I also did not see,
If we overthrow an elected lawful government, impose sanctions, and force our ideas on another country, and they object. We should
a. Invade them.
b. Nuke them.
c. Apologize and trade honestly.
d None

???
 
Interesting results...


1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Tom Tancredo (80%)
3. Duncan Hunter (73%)
4. Ron Paul (60%)
5. Mitt Romney (59%)
6. Jim Gilmore (58%)
7. Newt Gingrich (57%)
8. Fred Thompson (57%)
9. John McCain (56%)
10. Sam Brownback (52%)
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1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Ron Paul (58%) Click here for info
3. Duncan Hunter (57%) Click here for info
4. Newt Gingrich (56%) Click here for info
5. Tom Tancredo (55%) Click here for info
6. Kent McManigal (54%) Click here for info
7. John McCain (47%) Click here for info
8. Jim Gilmore (45%) Click here for info
9. Chuck Hagel (45%) Click here for info
10. Fred Thompson (45%) Click here for info
11. Hillary Clinton (44%) Click here for info
12. Joseph Biden (44%) Click here for info
13. Sam Brownback (43%) Click here for info
14. Mitt Romney (43%) Click here for info
15. Al Gore (40%) Click here for info
16. Bill Richardson (40%) Click here for info
17. Rudolph Giuliani (38%) Click here for info
18. Dennis Kucinich (38%) Click here for info
19. Mike Gravel (37%) Click here for info
20. Alan Augustson (36%) Click here for info
21. Tommy Thompson (35%) Click here for info
22. Mike Huckabee (34%) Click here for info
23. John Edwards (34%) Click here for info
24. Wesley Clark (34%) Click here for info
25. Barack Obama (31%) Click here for info
26. Christopher Dodd (27%) Click here for info
27. Elaine Brown (18%) Click here for info


Ohhhh Hilldog you are higher then I would like to admit
 
"Who the heck is Kent McManigal?" He scored 2% above Ron Paul for me...yet I never even heard of the name. Interesting.
 
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Dennis Kucinich (63%) Click here for info
3. Ron Paul (63%) Click here for info
4. Al Gore (62%) Click here for info
5. Barack Obama (61%) Click here for info
6. John Edwards (58%) Click here for info
7. Wesley Clark (56%) Click here for info
8. Bill Richardson (55%) Click here for info
9. Kent McManigal (54%) Click here for info
10. Joseph Biden (52%) Click here for info
11. Christopher Dodd (52%) Click here for info
12. Alan Augustson (50%) Click here for info
13. Mike Gravel (50%) Click here for info
14. Hillary Clinton (49%) Click here for info
15. John McCain (44%) Click here for info
16. Mitt Romney (43%) Click here for info
17. Rudolph Giuliani (38%) Click here for info
18. Tom Tancredo (36%) Click here for info
19. Chuck Hagel (36%) Click here for info
20. Fred Thompson (35%) Click here for info
21. Tommy Thompson (34%) Click here for info
22. Mike Huckabee (33%) Click here for info
23. Newt Gingrich (31%) Click here for info
24. Duncan Hunter (29%) Click here for info
25. Jim Gilmore (25%) Click here for info
26. Elaine Brown (25%) Click here for info
27. Sam Brownback (24%) Click here for info
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YIKES! Dennis was tied for my # 1. Gore and Obama 1-2% lower than Ron. Either something is wrong with me or the poll!:confused:
 
2. Mitt Romney (72%) Click here for info
3. Tom Tancredo (72%) Click here for info
4. Fred Thompson (69%) Click here for info
5. John McCain (67%) Click here for info
6. Newt Gingrich (65%) Click here for info
7. Duncan Hunter (64%) Click here for info
8. Chuck Hagel (62%) Click here for info
9. Ron Paul (59%) Click here for info
10. Sam Brownback (56%) Click here for info
11. Rudolph Giuliani (55%) Click here for info
12. Kent McManigal (54%) Click here for info
13. Jim Gilmore (51%) Click here for info
14. Mike Huckabee (46%) Click here for info
15. Tommy Thompson (45%) Click here for info
16. Bill Richardson (43%) Click here for info
17. Al Gore (36%) Click here for info
18. Christopher Dodd (36%) Click here for info
19. John Edwards (33%) Click here for info
20. Hillary Clinton (31%) Click here for info
21. Barack Obama (29%) Click here for info
22. Joseph Biden (29%) Click here for info
23. Dennis Kucinich (26%) Click here for info
24. Mike Gravel (25%) Click here for info
25. Wesley Clark (23%) Click here for info
26. Alan Augustson (17%) Click here for info
27. Elaine Brown (10%) Click here for info
 
My top 10 (not counting #1 ideal candidate)

2. Tom Tancredo (78%) Click here for info
3. Duncan Hunter (76%) Click here for info
4. Chuck Hagel (67%) Click here for info
5. Newt Gingrich (67%) Click here for info
6. Mitt Romney (65%) Click here for info
7. Fred Thompson (64%) Click here for info
8. Sam Brownback (62%) Click here for info
9. John McCain (62%) Click here for info
10. Kent McManigal (59%) Click here for info
11. Ron Paul (59%) Click here for info

Though some of those questions were very simplified

For the war question I would like to see and option for fight to win or get out, no more of this middle ground crap.

I went back and re-ran it using the high/low priority for my top-5 issues instead of just default low for everything

2. Tom Tancredo (80%) Click here for info
3. Duncan Hunter (79%) Click here for info
4. Mitt Romney (68%) Click here for info
5. Fred Thompson (66%) Click here for info
6. Newt Gingrich (66%) Click here for info

This is the new top 5. That is much closer to what I would have expected.
 
Okay...

So Paul scores 87% or lower, even among his most ardent fans. Fred Thompson doesn't garner the highest level agreement from anyone here, but he's generally a lot higher on the scale than a lot of candidates, too.

NO candidate scores 100%, for anyone.

Can we please accept that, when arguing about candidates, that we're talking about 68% vs. 42%, or 80% vs. 50%, or 70% vs. 65%, or whatever?

People talk about a candidate as if he were ALL GOOD, or ALL BAD, when it turns out that even the "all bad" candidate scores twice what his likely opponents in the general election do.

I think that accepting these realities -- nobody agrees 100% with anybody, and next November, there will be some candidate running against some other candidate, and there are levels of agreement and disagreement with both -- would help make such conversations more productive.
 
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