Find Your Candidate Game

[Antilogic]

Yeah. Seven "none of the above" answers render the thing not very useful.

Yeah, I had to go with none of the above several times. So not great choices.

Same here, I had something like 6 non-answers. Other times I agreed only partially, but picked that choice just because I didn't want to give another non-answer. So it's only working with 5 out of 11 questions, not nearly enough to generate a useful test.

I am never buying another copy of USA Today if this is the tripe they come up with. If this poll is really in line with America's options...we're just waiting for Odoacer at this point.

Okay, so I took the test, did my weights, and here's my "matched" candidate:
Obama, 4/11, 47.0%
Perry, 2/11, 40.9%
Huntsman, 2/11, 38.9%

I played around with it afterwards, and it appears that my answer to Afghanistan (reduce troops, do intelligence work) is supported by both Perry and Huntsman. My selection on desired experience boosted Perry to the #2 spot over my partial agreement with Huntsman on defense spending. Obama had a base with experience, defense spending, but he gets a boost from my answers to Medicare and immigration.

And my nightmare candidate:
Paul, 7/11, 76.5%
Perry, 5/11, 58.9%
Santorum, 5/11, 58.9%
(and it looks like Bachmann is really close in 4th, maybe if I fool around with the weights she will sneak into the top)

I think it says something about this test that my matched candidate is also part of my worst nightmare. And all the percentages for the nightmare candidate are much higher than in my matched candidate.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Obama: 53.3%
Perry: 49%
Gingrinch: 44.8%

What the heck?

I'd take Perry out of those three but I'd really rather get Paul. Gingrich and Obama suck

 

[Rashiminos]

Ron Paul is first with... 39%, then Newt 33.5%, then Bach 27.9%.

Nightmare: Bachmann 61.3% < Santorum 59.3% < Perry 49.1%

 

[azzaman333]

I feel sorry for you Americans if these guys are the best you've got.

 

[Lillefix]

I agree. So I suggest Canada for President:


Link to video.

 

[holy king]

obama 45%
ron paul 43%

 

[Glassfan]

Romney
Colbert
Mickey Mouse

 

[Antilogic]

I feel sorry for you Americans if these guys are the best you've got.

Yeah, it's pretty depressing. If my selections above indicate anything, I can possibly get a candidate that I agree with maybe a third of the time, but there are plenty of opportunities for stuff to go really wrong.

In that light, this little game isn't that far off the mark.

 

[Ajidica]

Yeah, it's pretty depressing. If my selections above indicate anything, I can possibly get a candidate that I agree with maybe a third of the time, but there are plenty of opportunities for stuff to go really wrong.

In that light, this little game isn't that far off the mark.

I've come to the conclusion that the 2012 election will be, to paraphrase Jeremy Clarkson, like a Scottish restaurant. Not much there, and not much you want.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I got a message saying that none of my answers matched the candidates positions. This is what I get for picking None of the above on every one. I guess I would make a terrible American.

 

[The_J]

#1 Obama, 68.2%, 6/11
#2 Bachmann, 38.4%, 2/11
#3 Paul, 34.2%, 1/11

Must have understood some questions in the wrong way ^^.

 

[Tahuti]

1. Obama
2. Paul
3. Gingrich

 

[luiz]

Surprising:

1 - Huntsman
2 - Ron Paul
3 - Gingrich suicide

I see Romney is tied with Gingrich, but for some reason (alphabetical order?) they listed Newt as 3rd.

 

[LucyDuke]

I feel sorry for you Americans if these guys are the best you've got.

They're not.

I got a message saying that none of my answers matched the candidates positions. This is what I get for picking None of the above on every one. I guess I would make a terrible American.

A lot of Americans agree with you. "Not agreeing with a bunch of lunatic charlatans" isn't what makes a terrible American.

 

[REDY]

paul 62, perry 62, huntsman 44

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

A lot of Americans agree with you. "Not agreeing with a bunch of lunatic charlatans" isn't what makes a terrible American.

I dunno. Maybe I hate freedom too much Hopefully some more reasonable people come out for election soon.

 

[NickyJ]

I dunno. Maybe I hate freedom too much Hopefully some more reasonable people come out for election soon.

I shall declare my candidacy soon. *watches as the entire site of CFC cringes*

 

[Aleenik]

I don't support any of the candidates obviously, but I played the game just for the heck of it. Most of the questions I couldn't answer as I am against the state and against capitalism period.

I got Ron Paul. Lmao. Kinda expected it would give me him though.

 

[Antilogic]

I shall declare my candidacy soon. *watches as the entire site of CFC cringes*

I'm just happy I didn't drop a load in my pants.

 

[AL_DA_GREAT]

I got 51% Ron Paul and 40 something percent Obama. This is how I would vote:

Link to video.