Off the Kuff: That presidential picker thingy

July 07, 2003

That presidential picker thingy

Question: Has any Democrat who's taken this poll wound up with a preference other than Kucinich or an unnamed Green candidate? Here are my results:

1. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (100%) Click here for info
2. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (82%) Click here for info
3. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (79%) Click here for info
4. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (78%) Click here for info
5. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (78%) Click here for info
6. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (74%) Click here for info
7. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (72%) Click here for info
8. Graham, Senator Bob, FL - Democrat (63%) Click here for info
9. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (55%) Click here for info
10. Bush, George W. - US President (15%) Click here for info

Honestly, I couldn't answer some of their questions because they were a bit too skewed for me. It's a cute exercise and all, but it means about as much as one of those "Which Star Trek Character Are You?" quizzes.

(In-joke that approximately eight of my readers will get: This quiz says that my ideal Presidential candidate is Tyrone Power!)

UPDATE: Here's one: Greg Wythe, Texas' biggest supporter of Joe Lieberman, got his man in the #1 slot. At least now we know it's capable of ranking a Democrat higher than Kucinich.

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My top 5 ended up like this:

1. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (100%) Click here for info
2. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (94%) Click here for info
3. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (93%) Click here for info
4. Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham, NY - Democrat (93%) Click here for info
5. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (92%) Click here for info

Kucinich was 10th (77%), Dean was 18th (58%), Bush was 19th (48%), the Green Party was 20th (48%), and Lyndon LaRouche was 33rd (-10%).

Posted by: William Hughes on July 7, 2003 10:29 AM

I got the unnamed green/Kucinich. They need a question that reads "Would you ever consider voting Green, especially after they let Nader hijack them in 2000?"

Shrub got a perfect score. 0%

Posted by: Michael on July 7, 2003 10:39 AM

How can you tell Michael and Ginger apart? Not by any of the online tests we take. :-P

Kynn Bartlett has some interesting comments on the test, too.

Posted by: Ginger on July 7, 2003 12:48 PM

Tyrone Power? Weird. Mine told me some guy named Matt Cohen. ;)

Actually, I get Kucinich as my top choice, too. I still like Dean the best. The things that cause him to be ranked lower according to SelectSmart are things that mean less to me than the things where I agree with him. I also just simply like his style. I think he might actually have a shot of winning, too. He's my guy.

Posted by: Amy on July 7, 2003 12:57 PM

The problem with surveys like this is they don't measure the salience of an issue: for isntance, the war might be an issue for a voter that it might outweigh other issues (say a candidates, enviormental record or position on credit card companies' practices).

Posted by: Lavoisier1794 on July 7, 2003 2:42 PM

Wow, i stand corrected it does offer a choice on salience (however, high, medium, or low doesn't offer much of a choice). Indeed, to some voters certain issues might have no salience.

Posted by: Lavoisier1794 on July 7, 2003 2:45 PM

Hey, I guess I am a tree-hugging libby. ;)

1. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (100%)
2. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (89%)
3. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (88%)
4. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (87%)
5. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (84%)
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12. Bush, George W. - US President (1%)
13. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (-8%)

Tyrone Power. Heh.

Posted by: elizabeth on July 7, 2003 9:15 PM

...and Ang just got Carol Moseley-Braun as his top pick. Kucinich was #6. He's fairly conservative for a Democrat, though.

(Ang, I mean. Not Kucinich.)

Posted by: elizabeth on July 7, 2003 9:33 PM

Okay, I answered this honestly but it looks like I would be happy with just about anybody...

1. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (98%) Click here for info
2. Libertarian Candidate (98%) Click here for info
3. Bush, George W. - US President (97%) Click here for info
4. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (96%) Click here for info
5. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (91%) Click here for info
6. Buchanan, Patrick J. – Reform/Republican (88%) Click here for info
7. Biden, Senator Joe, DE - Democrat (87%) Click here for info
8. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (84%) Click here for info
9. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (81%) Click here for info
10. Feingold, Senator Russ, WI - Democrat (77%) Click here for info
11. Jackson, Cong. Jesse Jr., IL - Democrat (76%) Click here for info

And an unnamed socialist candidate beat Wesley Clark...which knowing what I know about Wesley Clark from my military days is about right.

Posted by: Patrick on July 8, 2003 8:35 AM

Okay, I answered this honestly but it looks like I would be happy with just about anybody...

And an unnamed socialist candidate beat Wesley Clark...which knowing what I know about Wesley Clark from my military days is about right.

Posted by: Patrick on July 8, 2003 8:36 AM