Candidate Selector

Áine on December 10th, 2003 filed in Politics

In a little less than a year, we’ll be attempting to elect a President of the United States. If you’re wondering which of the possible candidates matches your ideals, and you’re not quite sure who you’ll be voting for (or if you’re not entitled to vote because you aren’t a citizen of the United States), I recommend taking the 2004 American Presidential Candidate Selector Survey which will give you a better idea of what these candidates are all about.

My Top Ten Results :

1. Your ideal theoretical candidate. (100%)
2. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (78%)
3. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (72%)
4. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (66%)
5. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (64%)
6. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (55%)
7. Gephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (55%)
8. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (54%)
9. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (43%)
10. Libertarian Candidate (40%)

As you can see, NONE of the candidates reached the magic 80% number. I was surprised when Dean came out ahead of Kucinich, but I’m still supporting Kucinich, at least until the party makes a choice. Another thing that surprised me is the sheer number of Democratic candidates on my results… I’d always thought of myself as having no political party preference whatsoever because it didn’t seem like any party over the years represented my ideology. It’s given me some things to think about.

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5 Responses to “Candidate Selector”

Matt Says:
December 10th, 2003 at 6:49 pm
My Results (note I’m not even american):

1. Your ideal theoretical candidate. (100%) Click here for info
2. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (68%) Click here for info
3. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (67%) Click here for info
4. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (67%) Click here for info
5. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (65%) Click here for info
6. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (61%) Click here for info
7. Green Party Candidate (57%) Click here for info
8. Socialist Candidate (56%) Click here for info
9. Libertarian Candidate (52%) Click here for info
10. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (49%) Click here for info
11. Gephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (49%) Click here for info
12. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (41%) Click here for info
13. Lieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (35%) Click here for info
14. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (35%) Click here for info
15. Bush, President George W. - Republican (17%) Click here for info
16. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (12%) Click here for info
17. Hagelin, Dr. John - Natural Law (10%) Click here for info

Pretty similar to yours to be honest, but with slightly lower %’s for the candidates.

Thank god I’m british!
Morgan Says:
December 10th, 2003 at 7:25 pm
There were a long list of Democrats on my results too. I even suspect that a large number of the right wing politions in this country (NZ) would end up with a list of Democrats if they took the survey.
Ben Says:
December 11th, 2003 at 6:59 am
I’d support Kucinich more if it weren’t for a few mildly insane thoughts of his. Maybe “mildly insane” isn’t the right word, but I don’t think the man has a pragmatic bone in his body. I think congress would just shut down on him and he wouldn’t get anything passed at all. I prefer slow progress over no progress.

Part of the problem with these sorts of polls/surveys though is it doesn’t tell you much about the person. In choosing a candidate, most people are choosing the man (or woman) as much as his ideas.

I suppose even if I liked Bush immensely as a person, I’d still never vote for him, but I think in cases where ideology differences aren’t as clear, a lot can be said for personality.
Aine Says:
December 11th, 2003 at 11:58 am
Personality, and I think what you’re looking for is “charisma,” only gets you so far. There has to be some underlying ideology there that I can stand behind because, for me at least, I’m really tired of “appearances” with no substance being the norm. Haven’t we had enough of fluff-tv and photo-ops?
mickels Says:
December 11th, 2003 at 10:13 pm
if it matters,i don’t trust any of the mediocre people,and kennedy,is not running, i don’t believe the dems or the republicans,any more,liars all(sorry)we all know its about money,and pork,i hope though one day this change, i wish voltaire jefferson and teddy roosevelt were running, that would be a force:)