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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Jan 31, 2004 15:07:28 GMT -5
www.selectsmart.com/president/If the link does not appear, the website is www.selectsmart.com/president/. The questions are not nuanced at all, but my results were quite different. Here is what I came up with: 1) Edwards: 83% 2) Kerry: 82% 3) Dean: 74% 4) Clark: 68% 5) Sharpton: 67% 6) Kucinich: 66% 7) Unnamed socialist: 61% 8) Lieberman: 58% 9) LaRouche: 33% 10) Bush: 32% 11) Unnamed Libertarian: 15% 12) Howard Phillips: 8% I think it all comes down to what priority you attach to the different issue categories because one cannot explain how the socialist and Lieberman are ranked so closely. So, the system does not work on a linear typology of political preferences, but, rather, determines the preferences of an individual based on issues. I suppose that both ways have their benefits.
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Post by showcase on Jan 31, 2004 15:21:53 GMT -5
Ah, SelectSmart, the people who brought the "Find your matching Supreme Court Justice" selector...
For points of comparison:
1. Dean - 76%
2. Sharpton - 75%
2. Clark - 75%
4. Kucinich - 74%
5. Edwards - 71%
6. Kerry - 65%
7. Lieberman - 52%
8. Libertarian Candidate - 32%
9. Bush - 13%
I was entertained by how wildly the Democrats' ranking differed between this selector to the previous one. As always, I think any individual's responses are skewed by the phrasing of the question, and it's difficult to crystalize any candidate's position on an issue into something as open as "would support the NAACP generally" and similar formulations (or, at least, I hope the candidates' platforms are not so simplistic).
Interesting site and selector, never the less. Thanks for the link, Jersey.
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Post by thebin on Jan 31, 2004 15:34:47 GMT -5
1. Your ideal theoretical candidate. (100%) Click here for info
2. Bush, President George W. - Republican (80%) Click here for info
3. Libertarian Candidate (67%) Click here for info
4. Lieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (43%) Click here for info
5. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (41%) Click here for info
6. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (36%) Click here for info
7. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (32%) Click here for info
8. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (31%) Click here for info
9. Gephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (30%) Click here for info
10. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (30%) Click here for info
11. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (19%) Click here for info
12. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (18%) Click here for info
13. Green Party Candidate (16%) Click here for info
14. Socialist Candidate (15%) Click here for info
15. Hagelin, Dr. John - Natural Law (13%) Click here for info
16. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (13%) Click here for info
17. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (6%) Click here for info
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Post by showcase on Jan 31, 2004 15:37:48 GMT -5
Who is Howard Phillips, anyway? I've heard of Larouche, but Phillips? Guess I'll have to go back to the sight and click on a link; hope my email doesn't end up on some wacky mailing-lists as a result...
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Post by showcase on Jan 31, 2004 15:45:21 GMT -5
Maryland attorney Michael Peroutka is currently the party's designated "provisional" Presidential candidate for 2004. Party founder and three-time Presidential nominee Howard Phillips has already endorsed Peroutka for the nomination. He has a long record of conservative activism, particularly on behalf of the pro-life and pro-gun causes. Peroutka's strong Christian beliefs also influence his political views. He advocates the view that the Constitution is founded on the Bible and it can't be sustained without a biblically-grounded judiciary.
Howard Phillips, Constitution Party "In 1999, at its national nominating convention for the 2000 elections, convention delegates chose to change the party name to "Constitution Party" believing that the new name better reflected the Party’s primary policy approach of enforcing the U.S. Constitution’s provisions and limitations. Also at that convention, Howard Phillips was elected to be the party’s presidential nominee for the 2000 elections. In the 2000 elections, the Constitution Party achieved full presidential ballot access in 41 states and qualified write-in candidate status in 6 others. This made for a total of 48 states where people were able to to cast their votes for Constitution Party candidates." selectsmart.com/president/Phillips.htmlTakes all kinds, I guess.
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