so according to glassbooth, an online tool to help you choose a candidate for the upcoming presidential election which claims to match your beliefs with that of a presidential candidate, Mike Gravel is the candidate that has most of those qualities I am looking for in a president.
unfortunately, their simple quiz is a bit too simple. I like the way the results are set up, so you can see how you line up with your top three candidates overall (mine were Gravel, Edwards, and Obama) and then see how you rate in each of the arbitrary areas. and they give quotes and voting histories to show where their rankings are coming from, so that’s interesting. One of my problems is that one of their subject headings is Iraq and Foreign Policy. I am extremely interested in Foreign Policy, but I think that Foreign Policy means a heck of a lot more than just Iraq and the war on terror. so they put a bit more emphasis on terrorism than is actually evident in my personal politics. AND in Trade and Economics, Mike Gravel and I are only 56% compatible. Edwards and I are like this with regards to economic policy, apparently. And frankly, trade and economics is my big issue right now (I mean really, it’s almost everyone’s big issue this time around). so, while this is a fun way to waste some time and think about how I share 100% similarity on civil liberties with Ron Paul, it doesn’t change my vote.
I was Hillary 84%, Barack 83% and Mike (whom I’ve never heard of) 76%
I got Mike Gravel too, @ 88%; Hillary 76% and Barack 75%.
when i forced it to show me Bill Richardson it was 78%. i knew i liked him.
Gravel 83%, Obama 80%, Clinton 77%
forced: Kucinich: 86%, Richardson 81%, Edwards (the disinterest of the media was the cause of his downfall) 80%.