Presidential Candidate Selector

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on July 6, 2003). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

There’s an interesting online quiz that, for once, is actually a bit more serious than the standard “What [fill in the blank] are you?” quizes that float around fairly often. This one is the Presidential Candidate Selector, which uses a series of questions about how you feel on various issues to determine which candidate’s views are most in line with your own.

I ran through it, and here’s my results:

  1. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH – Democrat (100%)
  2. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT – Democrat (83%)
  3. Sharpton, Reverend Al – Democrat (83%)
  4. Edwards, Senator John, NC – Democrat (79%)
  5. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL – Democrat (79%)
  6. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO – Democrat (78%)
  7. Kerry, Senator John, MA – Democrat (78%)
  8. Lieberman Senator Joe CT – Democrat (69%)
  9. Graham, Senator Bob, FL – Democrat (66%)
  10. Libertarian Candidate (44%)
  11. Phillips, Howard – Constitution (6%)
  12. Bush, George W. – US President (1%)
  13. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. – Democrat (-7%)

Overall, it seemed to do a fairly good job. I’ve known I’m not 100% in line with Dean’s views, but being 100% in agreement with a candidate is far less important to me than the combination of agreeing with most of what they have to say, and their viability as a candidate. I’ll probably want to take a closer look at Kuchinich — to this point, I’ve only given him a fairly cursory glance — but from what I know right now, I’m definitely sticking with Dean as my candidate of choice.

(via Robert)