# Poll: Right, Left, or Other **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 28, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428 "2003-01-28T06:17:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/21 "2003-01-30T04:28:01Z")
I came out as pretty much a neither here-nor-there smack in the middle person. Economic Left/Right: -.62 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -.51 Ho-hum. ---
**Author:** ![OrthodoxAgnostic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3e96dc/32.png) [@OrthodoxAgnostic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OrthodoxAgnostic)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/22 "2003-01-30T04:47:01Z")
DEFINATELY Other …I think there is little separation of democrats and republicans these days…they make dates on CNN Crossfire to make the public think they arent really in bed together. 2004 election, however, I will for the first time vote democrat just because i realize that the "other has little chance of getting in office against Bush especially. ---
**Author:** ![BadBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BadBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBaby)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/23 "2003-01-30T04:49:56Z")
Economic Left/Right: -4.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.31 Pretty much what I expected. ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/24 "2003-01-30T07:14:13Z")
Judging from the responses so far, it seems **friedo** was right. The political spectrum is bullshit, or at least it’s no longer as relevant as it was. If more people are finding that neither the liberal nor conservative label fits them, maybe the two party system is losing relevancy as well. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/25 "2003-01-30T07:37:59Z")
Yep the PS is BS. I am an _upwinger_. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/26 "2003-01-30T12:59:06Z")
Economic Left/Right: -4.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.26 Not too bad… Grim ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/27 "2003-01-30T13:11:30Z")
Economic Left/Right: -2.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.54 Simon Hughes is evidently someone I wouldn’t disagree with much in a political discussion. ---
**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/28 "2003-01-30T15:10:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by This Year’s Model \* > \*\*left/right -5.38, lib/auth -5.18 > > Another Ken Livingstone checking in here. Will some British doper kindly tell me who the hell Ken Livingstone is? \*\* During the Thatcher Years, Ken was the leader of the Greater London Council, and a prominent (loud) member of the Labour (socialist) party. The GLC offices were just across the Thames from the Houses of Parliament, and he placed a _really big_ sign on the roof listing the unemployment figures. Since Labour came to power, he has been just as critical of Tony Blair (well, maybe not _quite_ as critical). He wanted to stand for the Labour party for the newly created office of Mayor of London, but the Labour party did not want him. As a result he stood independently, won the election (becoming the first elected Mayor), and was kicked out of the party. He now opposes many of the Labour policies, including the PPP (public-private-initiative) for the redevelopment of the London Underground (the oldest subway system in the world). This initiative would involve private companies taking over some of the functions of the system such as maintenance, running trains, etc. [the site](http://www.london.gov.uk/approot/index.jsp) ---
**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/29 "2003-01-30T15:17:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*I’m pretty darn close to someone named “Charles Kennedy” circa 1996. > > Economic Left/Right: 3.00 > Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.54 > > Fenris \*\* Charles Kennedy (circa 2003) is the leader of the Liberal Democrats, a middle-of-the-road political party in the UK. [his site](http://www.charleskennedy.org.uk/) ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/30 "2003-01-30T15:18:53Z")
Looks like I am also [Ken Livingstone](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2000/london_mayor/736460.stm) Economic Left/Right: -4.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.36 ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/31 "2003-01-30T15:25:58Z")
Left. ---
**Author:** ![MSU\_1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MSU\_1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MSU_1978)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/32 "2003-01-30T17:15:49Z")
Economic -4.88, Authoritarian -1.54. Me and Ghandi. Very interesting site, would like to see how they rate US leaders. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/33 "2003-01-30T18:54:30Z")
I hate the left more than I hate the right, but not much. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/34 "2003-01-30T18:58:02Z")
Shows where my mind is…I thought this was a verry different type of Right or Left poll. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/35 "2003-01-30T19:09:03Z")
I’m a left-handed center-right wing halfback. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/36 "2003-01-30T19:19:23Z")
On El Gui’s quiz, I am 100% personal self government and 40% economic self government which puts me as a left-liberal closing towards libertarian. I think that poll was a bit skewed though since it seems to be sponsored by libertarians. And for those that wonder: neg 4.75 neg 6.21 It also appears that I am around Ken Livingston. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/37 "2003-01-30T20:25:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by johncole \* > \*\*During the Thatcher Years, Ken was the leader of the Greater London Council, and a prominent (loud) member of the Labour (socialist) party. > \*\* Thank you, **johncole** for the synopsis. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/38 "2003-01-30T22:06:03Z")
Okay, go to the left. A liiiiiiittle more. Just a little bit more. Okay. Wait. No…more to the left. All right, perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/39 "2003-01-30T22:35:54Z")
Took the test Economic Left/Right: -3.38 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.00 Funnily enough I always consider myself somewhat on the right. (But that is UK right, which I think in USA equates to border-line communist 🙂 ) Cheers, Bippy ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428/40 "2003-01-31T02:58:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dorkusmalorkusmafia \* > \*\*On El Gui’s quiz, I am 100% personal self government and 40% economic self government which puts me as a left-liberal closing towards libertarian. I think that poll was a bit skewed though since it seems to be sponsored by libertarians. > > \*\* I don’t believe this poll is sponsored by libertarians, is it? There’s a similar 4-way political spectrum on a 10 question libertarian test somewhere, perhaps you’re getting them mixed up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-right-left-or-other/151428.md?page=1)