# Cool little political quiz. Who do you side with?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [July 12, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029 "2012-07-12T17:33:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/21 "2012-07-12T23:01:59Z")

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87% Green Party, 84% Democrats, 7% Republicans.  
I think it is rigged, no way do I support Republicans That Much!

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### Author: ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/22 "2012-07-12T23:07:20Z")

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Obama 81%  
Paul 80% (how are both of those possible ???)  
Johnson 79%  
Romney 56%  
CA voters 64%  
Americans 75%

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### Author: ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/23 "2012-07-12T23:08:01Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> Barack Obama and Jill Stein.

Yup, tied at 87%.

12% for Jackass Romney, ha!

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### Author: ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/24 "2012-07-12T23:18:47Z")

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I’m 84% Democratic and 97% Texan.

…wait, what??

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### Author: ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/25 "2012-07-12T23:26:57Z")

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My sub-scores are what is interesting:

I side the most with Mitt Romney on 97% of domestic policy issues.

I side the most with Barack Obama on 96% of social issues.

I side the most with Gary Johnson on 100% of healthcare issues.

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### Author: ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/26 "2012-07-13T15:49:48Z")

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[Virgil Goode](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Goode) was a Blue Dog Democrat, apparently, pretty big on smoking and guns and not so much on abortion.

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### Author: ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/27 "2012-07-13T16:04:33Z")

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Who the hell is Jill Stein?

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### Author: ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/28 "2012-07-13T16:15:44Z")

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And yet Ron Paul would never get my vote.

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89% Ron Paul  
on immigration, domestic policy, healthcare, economic, science, and foreign policy issues. more info

84% Jimmy McMillan  
on social, domestic policy, immigration, economic, and foreign policy issues. more info

84% Gary Johnson  
on domestic policy, healthcare, science, economic, and foreign policy issues. more info

76% Barack Obama  
on social, science, and foreign policy issues. more info

70% Jill Stein  
on social, foreign policy, and environmental issues. more info

63% Mitt Romney  
on immigration, economic, domestic policy, and healthcare issues. more info

58% Virgil Goode  
on economic, domestic policy, and immigration issues. more info

51% Stewart Alexander  
on social and foreign policy issues. more info

91% Minnesota Voters  
on social, domestic policy, foreign policy, economic, and immigration issues. More info

92% American Voters  
on social, domestic policy, foreign policy, economic, and immigration issues. More info\*

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### Author: ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/29 "2012-07-13T16:17:52Z")

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It says I’m 95% in agreement with Barack Obama and 85% in agreement with Texas voters. I’m pretty sure it’s impossible to be both of those at the same time.

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### Author: ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/30 "2012-07-13T16:35:17Z")

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Huh. My top three, in order from high to low, are Jill Stein, Stewart Alexander, and Barack Obama.

Who’s Stewart Alexander? (goes off to google)

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### Author: ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/31 "2012-07-13T16:36:59Z")

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95% Jill Stein/Green. I did not see that coming. I agreed more with Mitt Romney (and much more with Paul) than with Goode.

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### Author: ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/32 "2012-07-13T16:55:32Z")

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I side the most with Obama (74%) and the Democrats (74%)

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### Author: ![goonhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@goonhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goonhead)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/33 "2012-07-13T21:06:02Z")

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Jill Stein 95%  
Barack Obama 89%  
Stewart Alexander 87%  
Jimmy McMillan 65%  
Gary Johnson 33%  
Ron Paul 28%  
Virgil Goode 3%  
Mitt Romney 1%  
Ohio voters 88%  
American voters 88%

Question: how can Jimmy McMillan be running for president? The rent couldn’t possibly be too damn high throughout the entire country!

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### Author: ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/34 "2012-07-13T21:21:06Z")

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96%-Mitt Romney  
on immigration, healthcare, economic, social, domestic policy, foreign policy, and environmental issues.

93%-Ron Paul  
on immigration, economic, healthcare, science, domestic policy, and environmental issues.

77%-Gary Johnson  
on economic, healthcare, science, and domestic policy issues.

44%-Barack Obama :eek:  
on science and environmental issues.

46%-California Voters  
no major issues.

66%-American Voters  
on economic, social, and environmental issues.  
Show all candidates

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### Author: ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
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Barack Obama 97%  
Jill Stein 80%  
Stewart Alexander 64% (who?)  
Mitt Romney 46%  
Ron Paul 39%

Illinois Voters 83%  
American Voters 80%  
80% with American voters? Obama is sure to win now!

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### Author: ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/36 "2012-07-13T22:50:41Z")

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88% Obama  
83% Stein  
79% Alexander  
37% Paul  
15% Romney  
69% Oregon  
63% American

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### Author: ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/37 "2012-07-13T23:22:20Z")

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Very unreliable

Gary Johnson 79%  
Ron Paul 74%  
Jill Stein 65%  
Barack Obama 65%  
Mitt Romney 63%  
Virgil Goode 30%  
Jimmy MacMillan 30%  
Stewart Alexander 23%  
California Voters 56%  
American Voters 58%

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### Author: ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/38 "2012-07-13T23:35:33Z")

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> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#):
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> Very unreliable

Why do you conclude it’s unreliable, instead of concluding that you now have something to learn about the candidates near the top of your list?

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### Author: ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/39 "2012-07-13T23:44:51Z")

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I’m proud to say I side 89% with Barack Obama.

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### Author: ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-little-political-quiz-who-do-you-side-with/628029/40 "2012-07-14T00:13:18Z")

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Obama - 92%  
Alexander - 86%  
Stein - 86 %  
McMillan - 64%  
Johnson - 44%  
Paul - 23%  
Goode - 6%  
Romney - 4%

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