The 2008 presidential field at-a-glance

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I enjoyed taking the quiz, but it really just seems to test your preference in rhetoric. Often answers are virtually identical, but choosing one expression comes out as a preference for a candidate when there was really no substantial difference among the choices.

Which version of Yes, I think Roe vs. Wade should be overturned in the Republican quiz or No, I wouldn't privatize social security in the Democratic quiz really made your candidate stand out?

Not sure if you did it, but it took me a question or two to realized that you can click to see entire answer.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by jon1856

Not sure if you did it, but it took me a question or two to realized that you can click to see entire answer.

I did, but there's still for most of the questions not a very meaningful difference in most of the answers. It comes down to what flavor you like your rhetoric more than much of a philosophical or substantive difference, or so many seemed to me at least.

A great part of what I will be trying to evaluate when I actually vote will be which of the candidates is actually most likely to follow through on these ideas if elected, both in intention and ability. (I think at least 50% of what most of them are saying is a reflection not of what they think needs to be done but what they think we want to hear.)

The likelihood of actually getting the government I want a lot more important to me than the order of their top three priorities if elected, especially when for almost all of them two of the three priorities are the same.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I did, but there's still for most of the questions not a very meaningful difference in most of the answers. It comes down to what flavor you like your rhetoric more than much of a philosophical or substantive difference, or so many seemed to me at least.

A great part of what I will be trying to evaluate when I actually vote will be which of the candidates is actually most likely to follow through on these ideas if elected, both in intention and ability. (I think at least 50% of what most of them are saying is a reflection not of what they think needs to be done but what they think we want to hear.)

The likelihood of actually getting the government I want a lot more important to me than the order of their top three priorities if elected, especially when for almost all of them two of the three priorities are the same.

Good thoughts.
I agree.

[GeekyPenguin]

I just did the WaPo quiz and got the candidate I'm supporting, so that worked out well for me. The thing was designed really poorly though - it should have just shown you the full answer from the beginning.