Comments on: Wondering Who’s the Candidate For You? http://blueherald.com/2007/11/wondering-whos-the-candidate-for-you/ News You Can Abuse! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:08:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Batocchio http://blueherald.com/2007/11/wondering-whos-the-candidate-for-you/#comment-2698 Batocchio Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:40:36 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/11/wondering-whos-the-candidate-for-you/#comment-2698 Cool, 'cause I couldn't do this on my Mac, in any of 4 browsers (odd). Kuncinich 96% Gravel 93% Clinton 84% (haha right! And why did it give me her in my top 3, when it also said…) Edwards 84% Richardson 82% Dodd 80% Obama 79% Biden 72% Paul 51% McCain 36% Thompson 35% (a stretch) Romney 31% Giuliani 31% (ridiculous; he's pledged to act more conservative than he himself is) Huckabee 30% Tancredo 29% Hunter 22% It's interesting, but flawed. For instance, Huckabee's positions were "different" or "very different" from <i>all</i> of my views, yet he's getting a 30% for me? Also, most of the questions were narrow and bland. The Republicans in some cases scored as high as they did with me because some favor increasing funding for public education. However, many conservatives hate the Department of Education, and in actual practice they often cut education funds. In some cases, the poll's measuring the candidate's personal views versus their policies, and in other cases they're assuming their rhetotic matches their actions. But still, interesting. Cool, ’cause I couldn’t do this on my Mac, in any of 4 browsers (odd).

Kuncinich 96%
Gravel 93%
Clinton 84% (haha right! And why did it give me her in my top 3, when it also said…)
Edwards 84%
Richardson 82%
Dodd 80%
Obama 79%
Biden 72%
Paul 51%
McCain 36%
Thompson 35% (a stretch)
Romney 31%
Giuliani 31% (ridiculous; he’s pledged to act more conservative than he himself is)
Huckabee 30%
Tancredo 29%
Hunter 22%

It’s interesting, but flawed. For instance, Huckabee’s positions were “different” or “very different” from all of my views, yet he’s getting a 30% for me? Also, most of the questions were narrow and bland. The Republicans in some cases scored as high as they did with me because some favor increasing funding for public education. However, many conservatives hate the Department of Education, and in actual practice they often cut education funds. In some cases, the poll’s measuring the candidate’s personal views versus their policies, and in other cases they’re assuming their rhetotic matches their actions. But still, interesting.

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