# Political quiz for fun **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 14, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453 "2004-09-14T19:16:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![suezeekay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@suezeekay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suezeekay)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/1 "2004-09-14T19:16:40Z")
This is a short quiz that asks you questions on various political issues and then gives you a percentage match with the presidential candidates. I took if for fun and it says I should probably vote for Kerry, and I agree, given there are only two viable choices. [http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/XPresMatch2004/start.asp](http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/XPresMatch2004/start.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/2 "2004-09-14T19:37:13Z")
Apparently I’m supposed to vote for some guy named Joe Lieberman. I haven’t seen his name in the press lately, so I’ll fall back to my second option, Howard Dean. Kerry & Bush were tied for third. Lieberman: 45%. (Personal 55%; Economic 35%) Dean: 43%. (Personal 50%; Economic 35%) Kerry: 38%. (Personal, 40%; Economic: 35%) Bush: 38%. (Personal: 35%; Economic: 40%) ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/3 "2004-09-14T19:42:09Z")
I came up as a Kerry proponent, with Nader a strong second :eek: ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/4 "2004-09-14T22:08:02Z")
1. Kerry 53% (75 personal/30 economic) 2. Moseley-Braun 50% (60/40) 3. Nader 45% (65/25) Last place, Bush 15% (20/10) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/5 "2004-09-14T22:27:05Z")
Who is “Simon Ritchie” and why should I vote for him? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/6 "2004-09-14T22:59:16Z")
I’m a canuck but I did it anyhow, 1. Al Sharpton 65% 2. John Kerry 63% 3. Ralph Nader 58% 4. Dennis Kucinich 55% 5. David Cobb 53% The Bottom Dwellers Dick Cheney 15% George W Bush 15% Michael Peroutka 13% FYI, I voted for the Green party in canadian federal election. ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/7 "2004-09-15T00:47:53Z")
Peroutko 43% Badnarik 38% Bush 33% … Kerry 18% … Camejo 0% 43% is my top match…why bother voting? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/8 "2004-09-15T01:44:13Z")
Kerry at 48% is my highest match, Al Sharpton(_ **!?** _) is number two at 45%, and at 23%, Bush is my third lowest. ---
**Author:** ![Zahava424](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/76d3ee/32.png) [@Zahava424](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zahava424)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/9 "2004-09-15T02:29:08Z")
Bob Graham is a 50% match, bot economically and personally. Of course, the point is really moot because a) Graham dropped out of the race nearly a year ago and b) It won’t be legal for me to vote for another two years. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/10 "2004-09-15T02:43:27Z")
My highest match is only 33%, for Nader. The site says “You have a poor match with Nader. Unless you particularly like his character and background, you should vote for another candidate.” Actually, none of the subscores for any candidate were even above 40%. So I guess I should just not vote for anybody. Both Bush and Kerry were at 25% or lower. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/11 "2004-09-15T03:01:36Z")
According to this, I don’t agree with anyone. Still, I know where my vote’s going, and it ain’t Nader. 38% Howard Dean, Governor (D,VT)-withdrew from Dem. Primary Feb.'04 35% Ralph Nader, Reform Party nominee for President 35% Bob Graham, Senator & Governor (D, FL)-withdrew Oct.2003 33% David Cobb, Green Party nominee for President 33% Carol Moseley-Braun, Senator (D, IL)-withdrew from Primary Jan.'04 33% Wesley Clark, General-withdrew from Democratic primary Feb.'04 30% Michael Badnarik, Libertarian Party nominee for President 30% John Kerry, Senator (D, MA) and Presidential nominee 30% Dick Gephardt, Representative(D,MO)-withdrew from Primary Jan.'04 30% John Edwards, Senator (D, NC) and Democratic V.P. nominee 28% Al Sharpton, Reverend-lost nomination July 2004 28% Dennis Kucinich, Representative (D, OH)-lost nomination July 2004 20% Peter Camejo, Reform Party nominee for Vice President 18% Michael Peroutka, Constitution Party nominee for President 18% Joe Lieberman, Senator (D, CT)-withdrew from Dem. Primary Feb.'04 18% Dick Cheney, Vice President and Republican nominee 13% George W. Bush, President and Republican nominee ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/12 "2004-09-15T03:24:27Z")
> [@drm](#): > > I’m a canuck but I did it anyhow, > > 1. Al Sharpton 65% I’m a canuck too and I got 1.Al Sharpton 70% ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/13 "2004-09-15T05:00:30Z")
Maybe he should run up here? He certainly is a lot more entertaining than any party leader we have now. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/14 "2004-09-15T05:42:33Z")
Kerry is my highest match (48%), with Bush falling into 9th place with 35% (behind Al Sharpton and others). Cheney came in last place (18%), and Edwards swooped into a comfortable 10th place with 33%. I’m voting for Mickey. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/15 "2004-09-15T06:19:29Z")
I get 60% for Kerry, followed by Al Sharpton at 52%. Michael Badnarik, whom I figured I’d get, is 48% compatible. Of course, I don’t put too much stock in this. As with most political questions, I don’t like the way the questions are phrased. They don’t support non-traditional views on specific topics, so you’re forced make one of two decisions on an issue with a number of viewpoints. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/16 "2004-09-15T12:56:34Z")
It showed me at 45% with John Kerry and Bob Graham, with 43% for Howard Dean (I liked that crazy mofu) At the bottom were GWB (25%) and some guy named Michael Peroutka (20%). Cheney and Nader were around 30% and 33% respectively. ---
**Author:** ![Iris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a5b964/32.png) [@Iris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iris)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/17 "2004-09-15T13:35:17Z")
This was fun. Kerry was my highest match (58%), followed by Dean (55%), Gephardt (53%) and Leiberman (53%). At the bottom was Bush (25%), Cheney (23%) and that Peroutka guy (20%). ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/18 "2004-09-15T13:57:37Z")
Bush was on top with 45%, then Badnarik on 43%. Kelly was down on 25%. Looks like none of the candidates is a particularly good match for me. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/19 "2004-09-15T13:59:39Z")
Bush was on top with 45%, then Badnarik on 43%. Kelly was down on 25%. Looks like none of the candidates is a particularly good match for me. Good thing I go on more than policy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-quiz-for-fun/264453/20 "2004-09-15T14:01:21Z")
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