Vote: None of the Above

[triadruid]

SelectSmart has a new presidential candidate chooser; I think I liked their last one better, but maybe it's just early.

Still, it gives me something to start with, at least:

1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate
   
2. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (75%) - figures...
   
3. Barack Obama (69%) - not terribly suprising
   
4. Dennis Kucinich (68%) - okay, now that's a little surprising
   
5. Joseph Biden (67%)
   
6. Hillary Clinton (66%)
   
7. Christopher Dodd (61%) - I really ought to know who he is by now
   
8. John Edwards (61%)
   
9. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (61%) - why?
   
10. Al Gore (not announced) (61%) - heh.
    
11. Bill Richardson (56%)
    
12. Mike Gravel (56%)
    
13. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (54%) - darn
    
14. Ron Paul (41%) - heh²

...and it goes downhill from there.

::edit:: Of course, I'd have to take all of them to find out where I really stand, or maybe I could just do some research on my own....nah, didn't think so. Not when I have the Internet to do my thinking for me!


::second edit:: Here's another onefrom GoToQuiz, with (of course) vastly different results:
83% Chris Dodd
81% Barack Obama
80% John Edwards
79% Hillary Clinton
77% Mike Gravel
77% Dennis Kucinich
77% Joe Biden
68% Bill Richardson
52% Rudy Giuliani
40% John McCain
33% Mitt Romney
30% Mike Huckabee
26% Tom Tancredo
23% Fred Thompson
18% Ron Paul


Or this one, from the VA's website:

Your Top Match:

1. Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich (D) - 85.71% match


2. Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel (D) - 73.47%
   
3. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) - 71.43%
   Middle of the Pack
   
4. Delaware Senator Joseph Biden (D) - 68.37%
   
5. New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) - 67.35%
   
6. Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd (D) - 67.35%
   
7. Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D) - 63.27%
   
8. Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) - 60.20%
   
9. Texas Representative Ron Paul (R) - 40.82%
   
10. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) - 27.55%
    
11. Businessman John Cox (R) - 23.47%
    
12. Arizona Senator John McCain (R) - 22.45%
    
13. Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo (R) - 22.45%
    Bottom of the Barrel
    
14. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) - 18.37%
    
15. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) - 14.29%
    
16. Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) - 11.22%
    
17. Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (R) - 9.18%
    
18. California Representative Duncan Hunter (R) - 1.02%

Comments

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I was trying to sort out why I couldn't de-weight age and marital status other than "any of the above", and couldn't manage to get a slider to go back to "medium" importance once I moved it.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just picked everything in the statistical categories, figuring that would give equal points to everyone. I didn't think to reset any sliders, though.