A very good poll: On the issues

[jterrell]

http://www.speakout.com/VoteMatch/senate2006.asp?quiz=2008

Vote on the issues and see which candidates most closely resembles your ideals.

Please note if your bvote will go to another candidate or is there were any surprises.

Thanks in advance.

[jterrell]

Hillary was my highest match with 68%. Edwards and Obama were both top 5 as well.

The highest non-Dem was Ron Paul which again is no shock. He was at 40% though.


Huckabee and Tancredo scored the absolute worst for me with only 10%


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I'll be voting Hillary and would do so even if she scored below the top score for me. I trust her experience and political savvy more than other Dems. I can't think of the last election she lost.

[windward]

My Top 5 were:
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
Tommy Thompson

bottom 5
Mike Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Sam Brownback
Tom Tancredo
Duncan Hunter

[arglebargle]

Edwards, Dodd and Kucinnich were my top three, rather close. Obama was 6th or 7th.

Hunter, Tancredo, and someone else were my bottom three.

Highest republican candidate match was Ron Paul!

[03EBZ06]

Top 5

John McCain
Jim Gilmore
Tommy Thompson
Bill Richardson
Mitt Romney

Bottom 5

Mike Gravel
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
Dennis Kucinich
Joe Biden

[burmafrd]

I want someone who will be tough on Terrorism, immigration and border security, law and order, and not willing to put his tail between his legs and run out of Iraq. Also who is not willing to expand the federal government beyond its already galaxy size. Who will appoint judges that INTERPRET the law and not make it. That usually means he does not have a hope in **** of being elected.

[Rocky]

Duncan Hunter was at the top for me and Billary Clinton at the bottom. No surprises, really, but I don't think Hunter can win. I would have liked to see Fred Thompson in the mix there. BTW, he'd better announce pretty soon.

[big dog cowboy]

Top 5:
Hunter (60%)
Brownback
Tancredo
Huckabee
Thompson

Bottom 5:
Gravel
Dodd
Edwards
Kucinich
Clinton (15% - could have guessed she would be last)

Good poll JT!

[bobtheflob]

Biden and Edwards tied for number 1 but both were only at 50%

Obama, Clinton, and Dodd were in a three way tie for 2nd at 48%.

Tancredo and Hunter both had 0%

[silverbear]

http://www.speakout.com/VoteMatch/senate2006.asp?quiz=2008

Vote on the issues and see which candidates most closely resembles your ideals.

Please note if your bvote will go to another candidate or is there were any surprises.

Thanks in advance.

There were only three who scored as high as 50 per cent with me:

Barack Obama 53%
John Edwards 50%
Tommy Thompson 50%

I'm surprised to see Thompson on that list, may have to look closer at him (especially if Hillary does prove to be the Democratic frontrunner)...

My bottom three were:

Duncan Hunter 18%
Tom Tancredo 18%
Ron Paul 30%

I find it a little discouraging that my closest match is only 53 per cent... maybe that's why at this point, I don't even know who I'd like to win the nomination for each party, let alone who I might utimately vote for...

I do know this is the second poll that has told me Barack Obama is my guy this time around, but I have the hunch that's mostly because he's been anti-Iraq all along...

Tommy Thompson, eh?? Interesting... that must mean he's one Republican who can never hope to have the support of the far right of the GOP...

[ZeroClub]

Top 3

Dennis Kucinich - Total 68%
Chris Dodd - Total 63%
Barack Obama - Total 55%

Bottom 10

Paul (30%), McCain (20%), followed by the eight other Republican hopefuls.

[Rocky]

Tommy Thompson, eh?? Interesting... that must mean he's one Republican who can never hope to have the support of the far right of the GOP...

Nor anyone else.

[ZeroClub]

I find it a little discouraging that my closest match is only 53 per cent... maybe that's why at this point, I don't even know who I'd like to win the nomination for each party, let alone who I might utimately vote for...
I find it a little discouraging to know that my closest match has absolutely no shot at winning.

On the other hand, I'm at over 50% for 6 of the Democrats, including the most likely nominee (Clinton at 53%).

[AtlCB]

Bill Richardson (48%) and Rudy Giuliani (40%) were the only two 40% or above.

Kucinich and Biden were at the bottom with 15%.

Giuliani was the only major candidate who fared well. Clinton and Romney both finished at 30% and Obama finished at 28%. I seem to be out of touch with all of the major politicians. :lmao2:

[AtlCB]

There were only three who scored as high as 50 per cent with me:

Barack Obama 53%
John Edwards 50%
Tommy Thompson 50%

I'm surprised to see Thompson on that list, may have to look closer at him (especially if Hillary does prove to be the Democratic frontrunner)...

My bottom three were:

Duncan Hunter 18%
Tom Tancredo 18%
Ron Paul 30%

I find it a little discouraging that my closest match is only 53 per cent... maybe that's why at this point, I don't even know who I'd like to win the nomination for each party, let alone who I might utimately vote for...

I do know this is the second poll that has told me Barack Obama is my guy this time around, but I have the hunch that's mostly because he's been anti-Iraq all along...

Tommy Thompson, eh?? Interesting... that must mean he's one Republican who can never hope to have the support of the far right of the GOP...
You've got me beat. My closest match is 48% (Richardson), and he has no chance. The next closest is Giuliani at 40%. :eek:

[burmafrd]

Giulani would be the guy I vote for if it came down to it. He was pretty tough on crime in NY, cleaned it up pretty good. Then he showed REAL leadership when it really counted after 9/11. He is too socially liberal for my taste- but I could live with it.

[BigDFan5]

Top 5

Duncan Hunter 80%
Tom Tancredo 78%
Sam Brownback 75%
Jim Gilmore 70%
Mike Huckabee 68%


Bottom 5

Obama 13%
Clinton 13%
Edwards 13%
Dodd 8%
Kucinich 5%

[adamknite]

Top 5

Tommy Thompson 58%
Jim Gilmore 53%
John McCain 50%
Mitt Romney 50%
Mike Hukabee 50%

Bottom 6

John Edwards 20%
Barack Obama 20%
Chris Dodd 18%
Ron Paul 18%
Mike Gravel 18%
Dennis Kuchinich 10%

[Danny White]

My top was Sam Brownback, which is not a big surprise for me since he's always been my #1 choice.

Here's my list:

Top 4
Brownback - 68%
Tancredo - 68%
Huckabee - 65%
Hunter - 63%

Bottom 4
Kucinich - 5%
Edwards - 8%
Dodd - 10%
Clinton - 15%

[BrAinPaiNt]

Funny how these turned out for me because none of them reached 70% on the high end and 28% was on the low end.

Basically the guy that best matched me was not even getting a passing grade.

However the questions were worded oddly. Like the church and welfare situation. I would like to see charities raise everywhere but I would hate the idea of a "church or churches" being in charge of welfare as I don't trust them.

Anyways here is the list...

Top 5

Bill Richardson 68%
Rudy Giuliani 58%
Sam Brownback 53%
John McCain 50%
Mike Huckabee 45%


Bottom 5 (sad to see Ron in last)

Barack Obama 35%
Joe Biden 33%
Mitt Romney 33%
Chris Dodd 30%
Ron Paul 28%

[BrAinPaiNt]

Giulani would be the guy I vote for if it came down to it. He was pretty tough on crime in NY, cleaned it up pretty good. Then he showed REAL leadership when it really counted after 9/11. He is too socially liberal for my taste- but I could live with it.

Just out of curiosity...Did you even take the quiz?

[Sasquatch]

I would like to see charities raise everywhere but I would hate the idea of a "church or churches" being in charge of welfare as I don't trust them.

Why would you have a problem with "If you accept that is Our Lord and Savior, I'll buy your starving child a meal and some clean clothes." Seems like a fair quid pro quo to me. ;)

[BrAinPaiNt]

Why would you have a problem with "If you accept that is Our Lord and Savior, I'll buy your starving child a meal and some clean clothes." Seems like a fair quid pro quo to me. ;)

Not all do that, actually a good deal of inner city shelters ran by churches do not require people to be that way.

I just think churches have enough power as it is and eventually it could lead to what you are talking about...or someone accidentally losing or missing paperwork for anyone that would criticize the church or do something they did not approve of.

[AtlCB]

Funny how these turned out for me because none of them reached 70% on the high end and 28% was on the low end.

Basically the guy that best matched me was not even getting a passing grade.

However the questions were worded oddly. Like the church and welfare situation. I would like to see charities raise everywhere but I would hate the idea of a "church or churches" being in charge of welfare as I don't trust them.

Anyways here is the list...

Top 5

Bill Richardson 68%
Rudy Giuliani 58%
Sam Brownback 53%
John McCain 50%
Mike Huckabee 45%


Bottom 5 (sad to see Ron in last)

Barack Obama 35%
Joe Biden 33%
Mitt Romney 33%
Chris Dodd 30%
Ron Paul 28%
I didn't have one reach 50%. The top candidate with a realistic chance of winning reached 40%.

BTW, your top two were the same as mine.

[BrAinPaiNt]

I didn't have one reach 50%. The top candidate with a realistic chance of winning reached 40%.

BTW, your top two were the same as mine.

I honestly have no idea about Richardson. Just don't know anything about him.

[AtlCB]

I honestly have no idea about Richardson. Just don't know anything about him.He's views are fairly conservative for a Democratic presidential candidate. He isn't Liebermann conservative, but he is conservative. Our two top candidates are probably closer to the center than any of the others. I'd be interested to see how close I was to Thompson. He will probably be advised to present himself as very conservative (which he has the reputation of being), but his voting record shows that he is a moderate.

[Sasquatch]

Not all do that, actually a good deal of inner city shelters ran by churches do not require people to be that way.



I was only kiddin'. Those were the good old days. Now it's a more subtle, soft sell. You know, "Here's some soup, God Bless you ... hey, did you drop this Bible?" ;)

I agree with your concerns with giving too much power to corporate entities. The reason the state assumed social welfare responsibilities is because in the past religious organizations were selective with their charity/philanthropy (the "deserving" poor) which was offered as part of both overt and implicit efforts to proselytize.

[junk]

Giulani would be the guy I vote for if it came down to it. He was pretty tough on crime in NY, cleaned it up pretty good. Then he showed REAL leadership when it really counted after 9/11. He is too socially liberal for my taste- but I could live with it.

I really hope he isn't elected. However, after the nation elected W. to two straight terms, it'd probably be par for the course.

He bills himself as the top candidate for keeping the country secure, yet he was the mayor of a city that was attacked twice by terrorists. :confused:

[junk]

However the questions were worded oddly. Like the church and welfare situation. I would like to see charities raise everywhere but I would hate the idea of a "church or churches" being in charge of welfare as I don't trust them.


I agree on the wording. There were several like that. I have no issue with churches implementing welfare type programs, but it shouldn't government funded.

Other than allowing individuals the right to practice freely without persecution, religion has no place in government or education.

[Mavs Man]

Top 5:
Brownback (70%)
Hunter (70%)
McCain (68%)
Tancredo (65%)
Romney (53%)

Bottom 5:
Kucinich (10%)
Obama (10%)
Biden (15%)
Dodd (15%)
Clinton (15%)

[Mavs Man]

I really hope he isn't elected. However, after the nation elected W. to two straight terms, it'd probably be par for the course.

He bills himself as the top candidate for keeping the country secure, yet he was the mayor of a city that was attacked twice by terrorists. :confused:

Guliani isn't exactly in line with my political beliefs either, but how can you hold him to blame for 9/11? The Mayor of NYC has little jurisdiction over the FAA, FBI, CIA, federal government, etc.

Compare his reaction to that disaster to Nagin in New Orleans pre- and post-Katrina.

[Faerluna]

Surprising results, to me, considering I probably would vote for Rudy.

Top 5

58% Obama
55% Clinton
55% Biden
53% Giuliani
53% Gravel

Bottom 5

28% Huckabee
25% Hunter
23% Gilmore
23% Paul
20% Tancredo

:cool:

[Ben_n_austin]

http://www.speakout.com/VoteMatch/results2006.asp?quiz=Pres2008&state=TOP&q1=1&q2=5&q3=1&q4=5&q5=5&q6=5&q7=1&q8=3&q9=5&q10=5&q11=1&q12=5&q13=3&q14=4&q15=5&q16=1&q17=5&q18=1&q19=1&q20=5&Submit=Score+the+quiz%21

I call B.S. on Hillary. And I already knew that I liked Kucinich (my number one candidate).

There's not even a 10% differentiation in my top five.

[zrinkill]

Hunter is top for me at 58%

Hillary is bottom at 3%

No suprises

[Ben_n_austin]

Funny how these turned out for me because none of them reached 70% on the high end and 28% was on the low end.

Basically the guy that best matched me was not even getting a passing grade.

However the questions were worded oddly. Like the church and welfare situation. I would like to see charities raise everywhere but I would hate the idea of a "church or churches" being in charge of welfare as I don't trust them.

Anyways here is the list...

Top 5

Bill Richardson 68%
Rudy Giuliani 58%
Sam Brownback 53%
John McCain 50%
Mike Huckabee 45%


Bottom 5 (sad to see Ron in last)

Barack Obama 35%
Joe Biden 33%
Mitt Romney 33%
Chris Dodd 30%
Ron Paul 28%

My highest with any candidate was 55%. I guess that's why I like Gravel. He's not united with any of them!!:)

Bill Richardson was an interesting candidate for me in the beginning. But as time went on, I began to see him as just one of the mainstream guys who will say what people want to hear to get elected.