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Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by bio » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:57 am

This came to me via email, but I found it interesting.

Select A Candidate 2008

Based on how you answer 14 questions (and how important those 14 questions are to you), this application will show you the candidate who most closely matches your interests.

Funnily enough, mine came in exactly how I plan to vote. My dad, who sent this to me, got a different answer than the candidate who he liked.

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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by ZIPPER » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:23 am

Fairly accurate, except for my wild Independent streak. I truly hate both the Dems & Repubs just on general principle.
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by miftah » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:43 am

It mostly jived with my position, with the exception of it not parsing one of my candidates' stances correctly. Funny, but I know the platform better than this test apparently does.
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by eddiecanuck » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:55 am

Heh, Obama and Hilary tied for me.

Guess it's good I can't vote, according to this test, I'd never have made it out of the voting booth for the nomination. :)
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by Moxie » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:21 pm

I got Mike Gravel, who I've never heard of until today. Otherwise I tied for Hillary and Obama, at only one point less than Gravel.

I wish he stood a chance! I'm diggin' him:

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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by Gooch » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:15 pm

eddiecanuck wrote:Heh, Obama and Hilary tied for me.

Guess it's good I can't vote, according to this test, I'd never have made it out of the voting booth for the nomination. :)
Heh, they did for me to. I can't vote anyway, so I don't really care :dtwack:
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by bugfreezer » Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:11 am

I'm not surprised that my first pick is not in the pack.

Clinton and Obama tied for a close second? Now that surprises me!
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by Deater » Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:47 am

I think Clinton and Obama ended up tying for everyone, since they supposedly have the same stance on every issue that was presented. They were at the top of my list.
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by mudflap » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:26 am

Gooch wrote:
eddiecanuck wrote:Heh, Obama and Hilary tied for me.

Guess it's good I can't vote, according to this test, I'd never have made it out of the voting booth for the nomination. :)
Heh, they did for me to. I can't vote anyway, so I don't really care :dtwack:
So you don't care about politics because you can't vote?
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by Gooch » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:58 pm

Most poloticians do know how to make a fool of themselves....

"I did NOT have sexual affiliations with that woman..."


Maybe it's because I'm more (Not sure if I'm using the right word here...) Liberal. I don't give a crap what you do, as long as it doesn't bother me.
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by miftah » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:56 pm

Gooch wrote:Most poloticians do know how to make a fool of themselves....
Wow. Just... wow.
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by mudflap » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:16 pm

miftah wrote:
Gooch wrote:Most poloticians do know how to make a fool of themselves....
Wow. Just... wow.


Perhaps you should spend a little more time paying attention in school and a little less time on forums.
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by ZIPPER » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:07 pm

Gooch wrote:Most poloticians do know how to make a fool of themselves....
The word "poloticians" is not a real word but i'll be damned if it doesn't bring up 13,000 hits on google. :bang:
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by Deater » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:52 am

ZIPPER wrote:
Gooch wrote:Most poloticians do know how to make a fool of themselves....
The word "poloticians" is not a real word but i'll be damned if it doesn't bring up 13,000 hits on google. :bang:
Great minds think alike, and so I suppose there are two sides to every story. :bash:
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Re: Select a Candidate, 2008

Post by Gooch » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:15 am

Maybe I should just shut up, I don't know much about politics. I've never really cared, and I don't think much is going to change that.

That's just the opinion of a kid though, Maybe I'll start giving a crap later.
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