tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post8122361493253308807..comments2024-03-08T03:12:18.926-05:00Comments on Upon Further Review...: Electoral compassJohn Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895903722298748059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-68840341331436326382008-01-14T09:52:00.000-05:002008-01-14T09:52:00.000-05:00I also (surprisingly) came out with Obama as the r...I also (surprisingly) came out with Obama as the result. I expected to be farther out on the left... but then again, I have some less-than-typical views on some issues...Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-37645389578102740072008-01-13T04:05:00.000-05:002008-01-13T04:05:00.000-05:00I came out right on Obama. From afar (Australia) h...I came out right on Obama. From afar (Australia) he does seem the best of the candidates. As a general point I think the quality of the Democrat candidates is way better than the Republicans. Still, being an idiot didn't stand in the way of your current President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-53686865005187394832008-01-11T18:48:00.000-05:002008-01-11T18:48:00.000-05:00I didn't take this particular version of the test,...I didn't take this particular version of the test, but I usually score further out into the left/liberal quadrant than any of the candidates depicted (and probably moreso than most of you). <BR/><BR/>The interesting thing about this chart is that, despite the attempt to go "two-dimensional" you usually still see people clustering in our quadrant or the nut-job quadrant. All those people who say they're "fiscally conservative but socially liberal"? They don't seem to crop up so much.Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418826323088878609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-86959505831679842502008-01-11T17:51:00.000-05:002008-01-11T17:51:00.000-05:00I ended up where I always end up, socially liberal...I ended up where I always end up, socially liberal (about the same point as Edwards) and economically moderate (just to the right of the centerline). <BR/><BR/>What is interesting is this shows what many pundits have pointed out, there isn't a huge difference among the Democratic candidates (though there is a pretty big difference in the Republicans).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-6482997248439826312008-01-11T16:02:00.000-05:002008-01-11T16:02:00.000-05:00I was just above Obama, slightly to the right of y...I was just above Obama, slightly to the right of you.John Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895903722298748059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-58545400318785122142008-01-11T14:52:00.000-05:002008-01-11T14:52:00.000-05:00I got the same results as michelline. I thought I...I got the same results as michelline. I thought I was an Edwards man thoughScott Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235225484718294955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-6689947148827466472008-01-11T12:42:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:42:00.000-05:00I'm closest to Barack Obama. Needless to say, I'...I'm closest to Barack Obama. Needless to say, I'm furthest from Fred Thompson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com