# Take the test to see which candidate you REALLY want! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 20, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818 "2011-12-20T04:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/21 "2011-12-20T08:21:53Z")
That’s weird. I have no idea why that double posted. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/22 "2011-12-20T08:42:44Z")
!st - Obama 2nd - Paul 3rd - Gingrich - not a chance in hell. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/23 "2011-12-20T08:46:29Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Obama, not surprising, then Hunstman, don’t know anything about him, then… New Gingrich? Those were my results too, and my reaction to them. I got Huntsman and Gingrich for one question each, and the rest Obama. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/24 "2011-12-20T09:03:18Z")
Obama, Huntsman, Paul. There were several questions where I didn’t really like any of the options, though. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/25 "2011-12-20T13:02:17Z")
Ron Paul, but I knew that. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/26 "2011-12-20T13:50:47Z")
> [@Roland\_Orzabal](#): > > As with all of these political orientation quizzes, it desperately needs a slider allowing you to weight each question with regard to how much you care about the issue. May I hijack for a moment? If you want a slider, check out [americanselect.org](http://americanselect.org). They’re not just telling you who to vote for; they’re building a ticket from the people you select. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/27 "2011-12-20T14:01:42Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/28 "2011-12-20T14:03:38Z")
I’m a jolly old foreigner and am not completely familiar with all the issues; and some of the options seem rather limited to me - particularly healthcare. But apparently I favour Obama, then Romney, then Huntsman, who I’ve never heard of. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/29 "2011-12-20T14:09:23Z")
I also am a foreigner and have to ask, does this test replicate reality? Even if the real answer is **nobody** you end up “picking” someone from the two major parties? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/30 "2011-12-20T14:21:53Z")
1. Obama (no surprise) 2. Paul 3. Huntsman I could live with Huntsman or probably Romney, but I don’t know how Paul got in there. I am very much not a Libertarian. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/31 "2011-12-20T15:01:15Z")
1. Obama 2. Paul 3. Romney Honestly, I hate polls like this as, to work, they have to simplify complex political opinions into multiple choice either/or questions. For most of the questions, if I could answer honestly, my answer wouldn’t have been any of the choices or would have been a blend of two or more of them. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/32 "2011-12-20T15:12:52Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Obama was number one. That makes sense. > Romney number two. Also makes sense. > > _Bachman_ was three. What?! I got the exact same result (but I only took it once. :D). In mine, Obama was the clear runaway - I matched like 7 questions with him. I only matched 2 with either Romney or Bachmann. Still, I’m rather horrified. \She’s batshit insane; I hate her. Don’t I?\ ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/33 "2011-12-20T15:19:18Z")
The poll is not asking you about your views it is asking you to rate the views of the candidates. There are no pro-gay marriage candidates so there are no pro-gay marriage views to evaluate. Mine was Perry, Gringrich, Romney. I am suprised Paul was not higher. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/34 "2011-12-20T15:24:16Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > May I hijack for a moment? If you want a slider, check out [americanselect.org](http://americanselect.org). They’re not just telling you who to vote for; they’re building a ticket from the people you select. Cool, thanks for sharing! (I wonder what it means that on a good number of these questions, I apparently agree solely with residents of Wyoming…) ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/35 "2011-12-20T15:26:39Z")
WTF? Who is Pat Paulsen? ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/36 "2011-12-20T15:30:48Z")
Mine said: #1 Newt Gingrich (4 matches) #2 Jon Huntsman (3 matches) #3 Mitt Romney (3 matches) Of these, Jon Huntsman is the only one I would piss on if he was on fire. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/37 "2011-12-20T15:36:27Z")
Obama for all but two questions. ---
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/38 "2011-12-20T16:02:53Z")
Obama, Romney, and Paul… hmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/39 "2011-12-20T16:03:27Z")
1. Paul 2. Huntsman 3. Romney ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818/40 "2011-12-20T17:34:33Z")
Obama by far - my two runners up only had 1 question each agreeing with me and those were on the hot button issues. It got surreal around the gay marriage question. It’s such a non-issue here now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818.md?page=3)