Which candidate matches your views? - 10.8.2007.1

I found a very interesting Presidential candidate selector. There are more than just a few questions. Many I found though provoking and are questions I wish there was more discussion about. This list included one particular question I never see asked on breakdowns like this, Reparations. But it also includes immigration, social security, the candidate’s ages, marital status, national healthcare and other issues.

I won’t say that you should or should not vote for anyone that pops up for you. I won’t say that this list is who I would vote for. But I am presenting what my results were. I found the rankings to be interesting and a touch surprising.

Another nice thing is that this list includes those that have dropped out of the race, recent additions and a couple of top names that are not running but have drawn interest from the media and pundits.

Try it out for yourself. Oh one thing though, there is a huge ad that pops up before you get your results. But you can go past that ad to get to your results without a problem or searching for a way to get it off. I can’t blame the site for the ad; hey we all need to make money right?

You can try your hand at the selector here http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html and you can see the side by side comparison of candidates here http://selectsmart.com/president/2008/comparethem.html.

My results:

2008 President Selector Rankings


1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100 %)
2. Duncan Hunter (68 %)
3. Chuck Hagel (not running) (65 %)
4. Alan Keyes (64 %)
5. Sam Brownback (64 %)
6. Tom Tancredo (63 %)
7. Newt Gingrich (says he will not run) (58 %)
8. Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) (58 %)
9. Mitt Romney (56 %)
10. John McCain (56 %)
11. Fred Thompson (51 %)
12. Ron Paul (48 %)
13. Tommy Thompson (withdrawn) (48 %)
14. Mike Huckabee (48 %)
15. Kent McManigal (campaign suspended) (40 %)
16. Rudolph Giuliani (38 %)
17. Al Gore (not announced) (37 %)
18. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (30 %)
19. Bill Richardson (29 %)
20. Joseph Biden (26 %)
21. Hillary Clinton (25 %)
22. Christopher Dodd (24 %)
23. John Edwards (24 %)
24. Barack Obama (22 %)
25. Dennis Kucinich (22 %)
26. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (22 %)
27. Mike Gravel (19 %)
28. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (11 %)
29. Elaine Brown (11 %)