A selectsmart quiz.
The quiz doesn't simply force you to choose between 2 positions. In the case where there are only pro and con positions available, you can choose "neither." In some cases where there are multiple choices available, you can select as many or as few as you feel apply to you. Most questions are also weighted by a slider that allows you to indicate how important that particular issue is to you.
My results: (I was disappointed to see Stephen Colbert fair so poorly)
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Dennis Kucinich (withdrawn) (69%)
3. Barack Obama (68%)
4. Ron Paul (68%)
5. Kent McManigal (campaign suspended) (65%)
6. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (64%)
7. Al Gore (not announced) (63%)
8. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (63%)
9. Christopher Dodd (withdrawn) (62%)
10. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (62%)
11. Joseph Biden (withdrawn) (60%)
12. Hillary Clinton (59%)
13. Mike Gravel (58%)
14. Bill Richardson (withdrawn) (57%)
15. John Edwards (withdrawn) (53%)
16. Wayne Allyn Root (52%)
17. John McCain (43%)
18. Mitt Romney (36%)
19. Tommy Thompson (withdrawn, endorsed Giuliani) (36%)
20. Rudolph Giuliani (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (35%)
21. Alan Keyes (34%)
22. Chuck Hagel (not running) (33%)
23. Elaine Brown (32%) Information link
24. Fred Thompson (withdrawn) (29%)
25. Newt Gingrich (says he will not run) (29%)
26. Tom Tancredo (withdrawn, endorsed Romney) (27%)
27. Mike Huckabee (27%) Information link
28. Sam Brownback (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (27%)
29. Stephen Colbert (campaign halted) (25%)
30. Duncan Hunter (withdrawn) (22%)
31. Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) (20%)
The candidates in the results have links next to their names, which I haven't included, showing how they voted on issues germane to each of the questions.
The quiz doesn't simply force you to choose between 2 positions. In the case where there are only pro and con positions available, you can choose "neither." In some cases where there are multiple choices available, you can select as many or as few as you feel apply to you. Most questions are also weighted by a slider that allows you to indicate how important that particular issue is to you.
Of course, the quiz is only as accurate, nuanced and representative as those who made/framed it and/or how truthfully each pol portrays his/her views.2008 SelectSmart.com Presidential Candidate Selector
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My results: (I was disappointed to see Stephen Colbert fair so poorly)
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Dennis Kucinich (withdrawn) (69%)
3. Barack Obama (68%)
4. Ron Paul (68%)
5. Kent McManigal (campaign suspended) (65%)
6. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (64%)
7. Al Gore (not announced) (63%)
8. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (63%)
9. Christopher Dodd (withdrawn) (62%)
10. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (62%)
11. Joseph Biden (withdrawn) (60%)
12. Hillary Clinton (59%)
13. Mike Gravel (58%)
14. Bill Richardson (withdrawn) (57%)
15. John Edwards (withdrawn) (53%)
16. Wayne Allyn Root (52%)
17. John McCain (43%)
18. Mitt Romney (36%)
19. Tommy Thompson (withdrawn, endorsed Giuliani) (36%)
20. Rudolph Giuliani (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (35%)
21. Alan Keyes (34%)
22. Chuck Hagel (not running) (33%)
23. Elaine Brown (32%) Information link
24. Fred Thompson (withdrawn) (29%)
25. Newt Gingrich (says he will not run) (29%)
26. Tom Tancredo (withdrawn, endorsed Romney) (27%)
27. Mike Huckabee (27%) Information link
28. Sam Brownback (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (27%)
29. Stephen Colbert (campaign halted) (25%)
30. Duncan Hunter (withdrawn) (22%)
31. Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) (20%)
The candidates in the results have links next to their names, which I haven't included, showing how they voted on issues germane to each of the questions.