Presidential Candidate Selector, or who will you end up disagreeing with the least?

[Sava]

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Your Results:

1. Nader, Ralph - Green Party (past candidate, possible) (100%) Click here for info
2. Leahy, Patrick Senator, Vermont - Democrat (mentioned) (72%) Click here for info
3. Socialist Candidate (McReynolds bowed out, party may not run a candidate) (67%) Click here for info
4. Gephardt, Cong. ****, MO - Democrat (announced he will run) (66%) Click here for info
5. Jackson, Cong. Jesse Jr., IL - Democrat (mentioned) (64%) Click here for info
6. Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham, NY - Democrat (announced she will not run) (64%) Click here for info
7. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (announced he will run) (64%) Click here for info
8. Feingold, Senator Russ, WI - Democrat (mentioned) (64%) Click here for info
9. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (announced he will run) (63%) Click here for info
10. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (announced he will run) (60%) Click here for info
11. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (announced he will run) (58%) Click here for info
12. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (announced he will run) (55%) Click here for info
13. Daschle, Senate Minority Leader Tom, SD - Democrat (announced he will not run) (54%) Click here for info
14. Biden, Senator Joe, DE - Democrat (considering) (51%) Click here for info
15. Kaptur, Cong. Marcy, OH - Democrat (mentioned) (51%) Click here for info
16. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat: (announced he will run) (47%) Click here for info
17. Gore, Former Vice-President Al - Democrat (announced he will not run) (46%) Click here for info
18. Feinstein, Senator Dianne, CA - Democrat (mentioned) (44%) Click here for info
19. Graham, Senator Bob, FL - Democrat (considering) (38%) Click here for info
20. Dodd, Senator Chris, CT - Democrat (considering) (38%) Click here for info
21. Bradley, Former Senator Bill NJ - Democrat (past candidate, not likely) (34%) Click here for info
22. Browne, Harry Libertarian (past candidate, possible) (33%) Click here for info
23. Bayh, Sentator Evan, IN - Democrat (announced he will not run) (31%) Click here for info
24. Bush, George W. - US President (Very probable) (25%) Click here for info
25. McCain, Sentator John, AZ- Republican (mentioned as a Democratic candidate) (17%) Click here for info
26. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (announced she will run) (13%) Click here for info
27. Hagelin, John - Natural Law (past candidate, possible) (10%) Click here for info
28. Buchanan, Patrick J. – Reform/Republican (past candidate, possible) (8%) Click here for info
29. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (8%) Click here for info
30. Hart, Former Sentator Gary, CO - Democrat (considering) (8%) Click here for info
31. Vilsack, Governor. Tom IA - Democrat (1%) Click here for info
32. Clark, Retired Army General Wesley K "Wes" Arkansas - Democrat (considering) (0%) Click here for info
33. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (past candidate, possible) (0%) Click here for info

[Odin]

I got Nader, of course.

[mactbone]

AHEM!

I've already addressed most of your concerns.

First off, the only Repubs they have are Bush and McCain - so seeing lots of Dems, etc. is natural. Second, they don't know the stance of every politician they have there so take all of this with a grain of salt. Take this....

General Wesley K. Clark

No confirmed positions on abortion, affirmative action, economic policy or health care. He’s on the record as opposing the trade embargo with Cuba. However he has made some telling statements. "I grew up in an armed forces that treated everyone as a valued member of the team," he said. "Everyone got healthcare, and the army cared about the education of everyone's family members. It wasn't the attitude that you find in some places, where people are fending for themselves and the safety net doesn't work."

So the General probably won't be the top guy on your list no matter what.
Incidentally, Lyndon H. Jr LaRouche doesn't even have any info. in his page - it's just a blank form.

So, in your list you should just assume those two guys are at the bottom.

[ajbera]

Like SlowwHand, I consider myself moderate. My candidates were:

1. Browne, Harry Libertarian (past candidate, possible) (100%) Click here for info
2. Bush, George W. - US President (Very probable) (88%) Click here for info
3. Bayh, Sentator Evan, IN - Democrat (announced he will not run) (77%) Click here for info
4. Jackson, Cong. Jesse Jr., IL - Democrat (mentioned) (71%) Click here for info
5. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (announced he will run) (70%) Click here for info
6. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (announced he will run) (65%) Click here for info
7. Kaptur, Cong. Marcy, OH - Democrat (mentioned) (63%) Click here for info
8. Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham, NY - Democrat (announced she will not run) (63%) Click here for info
9. Buchanan, Patrick J. – Reform/Republican (past candidate, possible) (61%) Click here for info
10. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat: (announced he will run) (60%) Click here for info
11. Gephardt, Cong. ****, MO - Democrat (announced he will run) (59%) Click here for info
12. Feingold, Senator Russ, WI - Democrat (mentioned) (59%) Click here for info
13. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (50%) Click here for info
14. Biden, Senator Joe, DE - Democrat (considering) (49%) Click here for info
15. Dodd, Senator Chris, CT - Democrat (considering) (48%) Click here for info
16. Graham, Senator Bob, FL - Democrat (considering) (47%) Click here for info
17. Leahy, Patrick Senator, Vermont - Democrat (mentioned) (47%) Click here for info
18. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (announced he will run) (46%) Click here for info
19. Nader, Ralph - Green Party (past candidate, possible) (45%) Click here for info
20. Bradley, Former Senator Bill NJ - Democrat (past candidate, not likely) (45%) Click here for info
21. Gore, Former Vice-President Al - Democrat (announced he will not run) (45%) Click here for info
22. Feinstein, Senator Dianne, CA - Democrat (mentioned) (43%) Click here for info
23. Socialist Candidate (McReynolds bowed out, party may not run a candidate) (43%) Click here for info
24. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (announced he will run) (42%) Click here for info
25. Daschle, Senate Minority Leader Tom, SD - Democrat (announced he will not run) (42%) Click here for info
26. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (announced he will run) (37%) Click here for info
27. McCain, Sentator John, AZ- Republican (mentioned as a Democratic candidate) (30%) Click here for info
28. Hagelin, John - Natural Law (past candidate, possible) (14%) Click here for info
29. Vilsack, Governor. Tom IA - Democrat (10%) Click here for info
30. Hart, Former Sentator Gary, CO - Democrat (considering) (3%) Click here for info
31. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (announced she will run) (3%) Click here for info
32. Clark, Retired Army General Wesley K "Wes" Arkansas - Democrat (considering) (0%) Click here for info
33. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (past candidate, possible) (0%) Click here for info

Browne, Bush and Jesse Jackson were my 1, 2 & 4...bizarre, but so appropriate for me.

[Sava]

Slowwhand is a moderate? I'd hate to see the right winger if Sloww's a moderate

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


Cart before the horse. Clinton's decision to pay down the debt was instrumental to the killer economy.

Other presidents before him *cough*Reagan*cough* also experienced great economies, but only ballooned the debt further.

Reagan increased the debt in order to build up the military to reasonable levels after being decimated by carter. In doing so he forced the soviets to try to keep pace which was an important factor in their transition from communism. Sometimes there are valid reasons for incurring a debt.

Do you really believe that scumbag clinton would have balanced the budget without the pressure from a republican majority. I very much doubt it.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by SpencerH
Do you really believe that scumbag clinton would have balanced the budget without the pressure from a republican majority. I very much doubt it.

While I hesistate to even respond to your childish name-calling (really, we're all beyond the paranoid "scumbag" accusations), I would say that yes, he would have--as it was a stated goal of his administration, and it was Al Gore who championed balancing the budget above all esle.

You seem to have a deluded sense of history, since I can clearly to recall Gore casting the tie-breaking vote on a budget that was aimed at reigning in the deficit that the Republicans balked at, and then later the Republicans shutting down the government over Clinton's deficit-cutting. He established early on his desire to balance the budget and unveiled a 5-year plan to do so.

[Wraith]

Sorry to burst y'alls bubble, but Clinton never "balanced the budget". He just gave Enron an accounting example to follow. The debt was certianly never paid down.

http://home.att.net/~mwhodges/debt.htm

Wraith
"Giving money and power to Government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."
-- P.J. O'Rourke

[Rogan Josh]

I was surprised that I have Bush before McCain.

1. Nader, Ralph - Green Party (past candidate, possible) (100%) Click here for info
2. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (announced he will run) (98%) Click here for info
3. Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham, NY - Democrat (announced she will not run) (86%) Click here for info
4. Socialist Candidate (McReynolds bowed out, party may not run a candidate) (86%) Click here for info
5. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (announced he will run) (80%) Click here for info
6. Feingold, Senator Russ, WI - Democrat (mentioned) (80%) Click here for info
7. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (announced he will run) (78%) Click here for info
8. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (announced he will run) (76%) Click here for info
9. Leahy, Patrick Senator, Vermont - Democrat (mentioned) (75%) Click here for info
10. Gore, Former Vice-President Al - Democrat (announced he will not run) (73%) Click here for info
11. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (announced he will run) (73%) Click here for info
12. Gephardt, Cong. ****, MO - Democrat (announced he will run) (72%) Click here for info
13. Bradley, Former Senator Bill NJ - Democrat (past candidate, not likely) (69%) Click here for info
14. Browne, Harry Libertarian (past candidate, possible) (68%) Click here for info
15. Jackson, Cong. Jesse Jr., IL - Democrat (mentioned) (67%) Click here for info
16. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat: (announced he will run) (66%) Click here for info
17. Bayh, Sentator Evan, IN - Democrat (announced he will not run) (64%) Click here for info
18. Daschle, Senate Minority Leader Tom, SD - Democrat (announced he will not run) (60%) Click here for info
19. Biden, Senator Joe, DE - Democrat (considering) (60%) Click here for info
20. Feinstein, Senator Dianne, CA - Democrat (mentioned) (58%) Click here for info
21. Bush, George W. - US President (Very probable) (56%) Click here for info
22. Kaptur, Cong. Marcy, OH - Democrat (mentioned) (55%) Click here for info
23. Graham, Senator Bob, FL - Democrat (considering) (49%) Click here for info
24. Dodd, Senator Chris, CT - Democrat (considering) (48%) Click here for info
25. Buchanan, Patrick J. - Reform/Republican (past candidate, possible) (34%) Click here for info
26. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (announced she will run) (31%) Click here for info
27. Hagelin, John - Natural Law (past candidate, possible) (30%) Click here for info
28. McCain, Sentator John, AZ- Republican (mentioned as a Democratic candidate) (26%) Click here for info
29. Vilsack, Governor. Tom IA - Democrat (9%) Click here for info
30. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (9%) Click here for info
31. Hart, Former Sentator Gary, CO - Democrat (considering) (7%) Click here for info
32. Clark, Retired Army General Wesley K "Wes" Arkansas - Democrat (considering) (0%) Click here for info
33. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (past candidate, possible) (0%) Click here for info

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov

While I hesistate to even respond to your childish name-calling (really, we're all beyond the paranoid "scumbag" accusations), I would say that yes, he would have--as it was a stated goal of his administration, and it was Al Gore who championed balancing the budget above all esle.

Theres nothing paranoid (are you sure you know what the word means?) about a descriptive term used in reference to a 'man' who brought dishonor upon the office of the president.

I note that you 'cough' about Reagans deficit spending, but fail to follow up on your comment.

You seem to have a deluded sense of history, since I can clearly to recall Gore casting the tie-breaking vote on a budget that was aimed at reigning in the deficit that the Republicans balked at, and then later the Republicans shutting down the government over Clinton's deficit-cutting. He established early on his desire to balance the budget and unveiled a 5-year plan to do so.

If one of us is deluded, its clearly you. What were the details of the budget? How was clinton/gore planning to balance the budget? Heaven knows we dont need a military. Lets raise taxes as well. All those nasty rich people - who actually work- they have too much.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by SpencerH

Theres nothing paranoid (are you sure you know what the word means?) about a descriptive term used in reference to a 'man' who brought dishonor upon the office of the president.

I note that you 'cough' about Reagans deficit spending, but fail to follow up on your comment.

Paranoid, the same way all the Clinton-haters are paranoid. Can't stand that a Democrat was successful, so resort to character assaults. Fine, but it doesn't make for much of an argument.

And as for Reagan...he's a greater scumbag than Clinton, IMO. He blatantly disregarded the Constitution with his little contra affair, he drove us into a recession so he could help the rich get richer and he ignored the burgeoning AIDS crisis at a time when government action was most crucial. Yep, scumbag.

But oh, Clinton disgraced the office because of a hummer. Riiiiiight.

If one of us is deluded, its clearly you. What were the details of the budget? How was clinton/gore planning to balance the budget? Heaven knows we dont need a military. Lets raise taxes as well. All those nasty rich people - who actually work- they have too much.

Cutting military spending and upping the share paid by the uberwealthy sounds perfect to me. After all, in spite of all the Republican whining (and outright lies) about Clinton rendering the military unprepared, they performed magnificently in Afghanistan, without any notable changes from Bush.

Since military overspending and tax breaks for the rich were instrumental in spawning the deficit, it makes sense they should be reigned in to cut it, now doesn't it?

[Sava]

GET ON TOPIC BORIS!

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Sava
GET ON TOPIC BORIS!

Presidents are the topic!

[Sava]

I don't recall seeing Ronald Reagan on the primary ballot...