# WaPo Candidate Quiz - Democrats **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 17, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584 "2020-01-17T20:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/41 "2020-01-20T00:13:53Z")
Klobuchar/Yang - 15 Biden/Bloomberg/Buttigieg/Steyer - 13 Warren - 10 Gabbard - 9 Sanders - 4 Like **kk\_fusion** noted almost immediately, so many of the questions asked whether we should consider some solution to a problem. I think we should consider _everything_, and try everything and keep the things that work and abandon the things that don’t. Does that make me a squishy centrist technocrat? Maybe. Doesn’t matter, though. I’ll vote for whoever is not Trump. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/42 "2020-01-20T13:46:55Z")
I got both Warren and Yang at 12, but a lot of it was due to stuff like believing nothing should be off the table, and choosing the slightly better option above others which I also would approve of. (I even said we should consider adding someone to the Supreme Court, even though I think that’s likely a horrible idea.) There were very few positions given that I wouldn’t be fine with supporting, so all I discovered is that it doesn’t really matter to me who wins, based on policy. So I can just focus on other aspects. Also, one position there was no difference. All people should have national health insurance and it being available to everyone are the same position, as long as one does not want to get rid of private health insurance altogether. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/43 "2020-01-20T15:57:05Z")
Warren and Yang, tied at 13. I was surprised that Sanders was the second lowest on my scorecard at 8 (Gabbard brought up the rear at 6). I have deliberately avoided all the debates, ads, and interviews on the Democratic side, because regardless of which candidate ends up heading the ticket, I’m voting for that candidate (yes, even if it ends up being Gabbard). Why? Because none of the candidates is out and out evil and I’ve resolved to vote against evil in all the elections I vote in. The funny thing is that even though I’ve studiously avoided getting sucked into the campaign, I’ve always thought that the few times I’ve seen Warren, she impresses me as the kind of personality that will make a smart, thoughtful president. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/44 "2020-01-20T16:09:42Z")
I was surprised to see I agree most with Bloomberg and Klobuchar and least with Sanders. I knew I disagreed with Sanders on elimination of private health insurance, but some of the other issues surprised me a bit. The poll is heavy on domestic issues and totally omits foreign relations. I am circulating nominating petitions for Warren here in New York. I agree with her less than 5 others. ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/45 "2020-01-20T16:34:13Z")
Yang first, which amuses me because I don’t support his signature issue (UBI). Sanders second. I guess that’s fine given the set of questions asked, though I feel a little too neoliberal in matters economic to support him. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/46 "2020-01-20T16:46:33Z")
Bloomberg, then Biden. If I had to pick, it would be Biden. ---
**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)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/47 "2020-01-20T17:39:50Z")
Klobuchar - 13 Biden-Bloomberg-Steyer-Buttigieg - 12 Yang -11 Warren -7 Sanders -5 Gabbard didn’t even rank for me. I wouldn’t have guessed Klobuchar for the top slot but the general tiers didn’t surprise me. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/48 "2020-01-20T17:43:21Z")
Non citizen. Tie between Warren & Bernie at 13 ; Biden dead last at 6, which figures since he’s a Republican. I’d vote Bernie in a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/49 "2020-01-20T18:22:02Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Biden dead last at 6, which figures since he’s a Republican. Uh, have you seen any Republican in the US from the last 10 years? Biden’s far from my favorite, but a modern-day Republican he ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/50 "2020-01-20T20:36:59Z")
I got Warren 18, Sanders 15, nobody else more than 10. Somewhat surprised to see that Biden was dead last with 3. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/51 "2020-01-20T20:54:25Z")
Three-way tie at 12 among Bloomberg, Warren and Yang, With Klobuchar and Steyer nipping at their heels. Since the poll only allows a single answer, I chose Warren vs the various skillionaires running, but I’d be with nay of the rest of the pack. While I don’t much care for Bernie or Gabbard, I can’t imagine any qualms I might have swinging my vote to Trump. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/52 "2020-01-20T21:01:49Z")
Crap, server hiccuped while I was trying to edit my post. Text should read as follows: Three-way tie at 12 among Bloomberg, Warren and Yang, With Klobuchar and Steyer nipping at their heels. Since the poll only allows a single answer, I chose Warren vs the various skillionaires running, but I’d be fine with any of the rest of the pack. While I don’t much care for Bernie or Gabbard, I can’t imagine any qualms I might have swinging my vote to Trump. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584/53 "2020-01-21T09:12:02Z")
A 3-way tie among Biden, Bloomberg and Yang. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-candidate-quiz-democrats/846584.md?page=2)