Who should you support for US Prez '08?

[mckitterick]

To find out, take this quiz. It's very well-designed, matching the issues you care about to candidates. Each issue has a link to more information; you select whether or not you support each issue (or choose Unsure), then rate them High / Medium / Low in importance. You also get to select who you're planning to vote for; I did not do that, because, well, who knows at this point? At the end, viola! Here's your perfect candidate.

My top match (of course, because I never match a winner):
Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich (D) - 93.10% match

Others, in order of maching-ness:
Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel (D) - 84.48%
Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D) - 72.41%
New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) - 68.97%
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) - 67.24%
Delaware Senator Joseph Biden (D) - 65.52%
Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) - 65.52%
Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd (D) - 62.07%
Texas Representative Ron Paul (R) - 41.38%
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) - 31.03%
Arizona Senator John McCain (R) - 24.14%
Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (R) - 22.41%
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) - 20.69%
Businessman John Cox (R) - 13.79%

"Bottom of the barrel," as they say:
Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo (R) - 13.79%
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (R) - 3.45%
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) - 2.59%
California Representative Duncan Hunter (R) - 0.00%

I don't think I've ever had a purely 0% match before. Golly. Hunter must be pure spawn of the devil.

Who's your match? Thanks to roya_spirit for the link.

Arrrrr, matey! (almost forgot to add that in honor of today's the day)
Chris

Comments

[cmt2779.livejournal.com]

Kucinich is, of course, my number one. Has been since before the last election. It actually really pisses me off that so many people agree with his ideas (ideas he has worked for and actively supported, not just talked about) but refuse to vote for him. It pisses me off that people are so fucking cowardly that they won't act on their beliefs and support someone who will work for those beliefs, instead preferring to vote for someone who only represents half of their beliefs. It pisses me off that the only real coverage he gets in the popular media consists of people making fun of the way he looks.

I think Kucinich really could be a good leader, if everyone else in the world weren't so damn shallow. We don't need a president who *looks* like a leader or postures like one. We need a president who will actually lead, and ethically. One of the things I admire most about Kucinich is his willingness to do what is right, even when it's hard, as illustrated by his political history. As mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, he acted on his beliefs and in the interests of his constituents even though it meant going against big business and people with power and meant losing his position. He had the strength and surety to do what was right even though it cost him personally. That is what we need in a president.

*grr*

Sorry. I got a little carried away. I plan to vote for Kucinich. And then, when he inevitably doesn't make it past the primaries because not enough other people have voted for him, I'll take the damn quiz again and see who's left.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Speak it, sister!

For me, the top Dems after Kucinich are 25% or more less of a match. Wow. That's depressing.