Politics

I saw a thread on a message board I frequent and it was regarding websites that suggest which presidential candidate for whom you should vote. Realizing that I should start paying attention to the race I took the quizes at both websites and here are my results.

President Match
1. Kerry Score: 100%
2. Kucinich Score: 99%
3. Dean Score: 93%
4. Sharpton Score: 93%
5. Edwards Score: 91%
6. Clark Score: 87%
7. Lieberman Score: 79%
8. Bush Score: 29%

Select Smart
1. Your ideal theoretical candidate. (100%)
2. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (73%)
3. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (73%)
4. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (69%)
5. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (63%)
6. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (62%)
7. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (59%)
8. Libertarian Candidate (49%)
9. Lieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (38%)
10. Bush, President George W. - Republican (25%)
11. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (18%)

While it's not a surprise that I Bush was located close or at the bottom of both lists, I'm by no means a democrat. I'm an independent with democratic leanings. I'm not a fan of voting the party line. One should select the candidate that he or she feels will do the best job. As for the online political selectors, my jury is still out. It's difficult to determine if they are skewed one direction or another but given that the incumbent is a Republican and there's a majority of Democratic candidates it's obvious that more Dems will pop up. I do think that the internet benefits the political process by just getting the word out and making politics accessible. Just as the candidates did in the 1800s by rolling a giant ball around the country for people to see, the internet presents the issues in a dynamic and updated forum.

One final link that presents the current administration in an interesting light is Bush in 30 Seconds.org. Sponsored by Moveon.org, a nonpartisan, interest group the website presents entries in a commercial contest regarding the administration. Several interesting, entertaining, and creative commercials can be found there.

Comments:

katie ( / http://ktbeal.blogspot.com ) (IP: 66.32.132.19)
although they might claim it, i might have to argue with the fact that moveon.org is non-partisan. look at their name. move on from.... bush maybe? um yea. those videos are really funny though.
2004/01/30 @ 11:30:19