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  • Oct 15, 2007, 11:54 AM
    shygrneyzs
    Play The Candidate Match Game
    The following quiz asks you 11 questions on various issues. Answer them and see how the presidential candidates match up with your point of view.

    Candidate match game - USATODAY.com
  • Oct 15, 2007, 12:02 PM
    kindj
    Just as I thought: I'm with Fred.
  • Oct 15, 2007, 12:07 PM
    shygrneyzs
    There is also this political candidate quiz:
    Select a Candidate 2008
  • Oct 15, 2007, 12:08 PM
    Dark_crow
    The quiz aligned me with Giuliani, Richardson and Thompson before moving any sliders
  • Oct 15, 2007, 12:10 PM
    Dark_crow
    How did you two end end up with only a one person answer
  • Oct 15, 2007, 12:12 PM
    shygrneyzs
    The other close one for me was Rudy.
  • Oct 15, 2007, 12:18 PM
    RickJ
    It gave 3 for me:
    Ron Paul
    Fred Thompson
    Mitt Romney

    I already know I would not vote for Mitt. He tries too much to speak out both sides of his mouth.
  • Oct 15, 2007, 12:19 PM
    kindj
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dark_crow
    How did you two end end up with only a one person answer


    There wasn't. It just put Thompson ahead, with Romney being the next closest.
  • Oct 15, 2007, 01:53 PM
    Choux
    I was surprised; my views agree most closely with Chris Dodd and John Edwards. I see why from reading the candidate's summary on the issues. I'm kind of a social moderate to conservative, not interested in marriage and abortion being legislated in the Constitution and Amendments, though these are not dealbreakers for me. I don't vote one issue.

    My fav is Joe Biden, but I don't agree with him about breaking up Iraq. I think I'm going to have to change my preference based on this quiz.

    Thanks for the interesting post!
  • Oct 15, 2007, 01:58 PM
    shygrneyzs
    Most welcome, Choux.
  • Oct 15, 2007, 02:05 PM
    tomder55
    I took the quizz last week . Initially it put me in the Huckabee camp but I looked at the qualifiers a little more closely and I'm with Fred. I'll take a Fred /Rudy or Rudy /Fred ticket gladly .

    DC , Interesting that Richardson was in that bracket . I've said for a while he was the most qualified Dem.
  • Oct 15, 2007, 02:09 PM
    Choux
    I finally got through to the first quiz you recommended, and I got a slightly different result.

    First, Joe Biden. :)Second and third and fourth(tied) Chris Dodd and John Edwards and Barak Obama.

    So, I don't have to change who I prefer as a candidate. Biden is my candidate, and has been for months! :):):)


    TWO great quizzes!
  • Oct 15, 2007, 02:17 PM
    michealb
    I don't like the answers for the multiple choice I need the option none of the above and all of the above added to that quiz. I got all republicans Mike Huckabee, Tom Tancredo and Mitt Romney. I don't think I like any of the candidates though I think I might have to vote third party.
  • Oct 15, 2007, 02:26 PM
    albear
    Rudi giuliani, dennis kucinich,mitt romney, Is that good
  • Oct 15, 2007, 04:52 PM
    RickJ
    Fred Thompson comes high on the list on the 2nd test too. That was kind of fun. I do like Thompson.

    ... but where is Pat Buchanan when we need him? :D

    Throw stuff. I'm ducking behind a wall :p
  • Oct 15, 2007, 06:25 PM
    BABRAM
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by shygrneyzs
    The following quiz asks you 11 questions on various issues. Answer them and see how the presidental candidates match up with your point of view.

    Candidate match game - USATODAY.com


    First quiz posted results:

    1. Tom Tancredo

    2. Mitt Romney

    3. Mike Huckubee



    Quote:

    Originally Posted by shygrneyzs
    There is also this political candidate quiz:
    Select a Candidate 2008


    Second quiz posted resulted in Mike Huckabee





    Bobby
  • Oct 15, 2007, 07:28 PM
    nicespringgirl
    Fred Thompson, Chris Todd, Barack Obama.

    Thanks for the link Shy! And thank all of you sharing your results. :)
  • Oct 15, 2007, 09:36 PM
    inthebox
    It gave me 3? Without moving the sliders.
    Rudy, ron paul, then richardson [huh?]


    Can you imagine Rudy saying we need to go kick some butt and get the job done, and his vp saying "what war?"

    For me national security trumps my libertarian tendencies [ sic ]

    Notice that there where no abortion, gun control questions and that it only gave you a limited number of choices.

    Nice test though, Shy..


    Grace and Peace
  • Oct 16, 2007, 03:25 AM
    albear
    tomder55 agrees: that's almost an impossible grouping .

    Why?
  • Oct 16, 2007, 04:08 AM
    tomder55
    Because Dennis Kucinich 's positions are almost across the board diametrically different than those of either Guiliani's and Romney's .

    I wrote a lengthy comparison of their positions but askme told me it was too long. Most of the info . Can be obtained by utilizing this site .

    COMPARISON OF POSITIONS 2008 AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SelectSmart.com| President Candidates: Joe Biden, Elaine Brown, Michael Bloomberg Sam Brownback, Wesley Clark, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Jim Gilmore, Newt Gingrich, Rudy G

    Kuchinch represents the extreme left in his own party . Rudy and Romney are alternately hugging the right and straddling the center .
  • Oct 16, 2007, 05:14 AM
    albear
    Rudy was my no one, kuch no 2, hmmmmm
  • Oct 16, 2007, 05:15 AM
    shygrneyzs
    Thank you, Tom, for that link. I did that quiz and McCain came out on top with 55%.
  • Oct 16, 2007, 07:30 AM
    speechlesstx
    Hmmm, very interesting. I thought the second exercise was more accurate. I didn't care for some of the choices/framing in the USA Today version. Nevertheless, here's the result for me:

    USA Today: Rudy, Huckabee and Romney
    Select a candidate: Hunter, Thompson and somehow, McCain

    I'd take some form of a Rudy/Hunter/Thompson/Huckabee ticket. Not surprisingly, the bottom of the ticket on the second was Kucinich, Hillary and Dodd, with 1 point. I'm not sure how he got that point...

    Steve
  • Nov 5, 2007, 03:40 PM
    Skell
    That was fun even though there were some questions I didn't know how best to answer because I'm not a US citizen. Took a stab at it for fun and come up with;
    Clinton
    Romney
    Giuliani

    That was without Sliders. Obama came up on top when I adjusted the sliders.
  • Nov 6, 2007, 05:22 AM
    RickJ
    Holy cow, I can't imagine what combination of answers one could give to have Clinton come up #1 and Romney #2. Those two are about as far apart as any two candidates.

    Go Ron Paul!!!
  • Nov 6, 2007, 05:56 AM
    JoeCanada76
    Well I figured I would take the quiz even though I am canadian.

    Sam Brownback,
    Mitt Romney,
    Dennis Kucinich
  • Jan 1, 2008, 05:35 PM
    Galveston1
    Polls aside, what the candidates say they stand for is important, but it is even more important to find out whether they MEAN what they say! Reminded of the story about the soul who died and was being shown Heaven and Hell. At heaven there was a plain gate with one angel attendant and a road leading to somewhere in the distance. At Hell, there were lots of bright lights, a golf course, an extravagant party. The soul chose Hell. When he arrived the following day, all he found was a desert, heat, and biting insects. When he asked where all the nice things were, and what caused the difference, he was informed that he had voted yesterday.

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