This isn't much of a diary. Really, it's not a diary at all. It's just a link to a very brief, unscientific quiz that ranks the candidates of both parties by their stances on certain issues, and how much you agree or disagree with them.
I hope you'll all forgive the complete lack of substance in this diary. But quizzes are fun, and with the shitstorm of bad news going down lately, we could all use a little bit of fun, right? And who knows? Maybe the results of the quiz will spark an interesting conversation. More likely this diary will go down faster than Larry Craig in a public toilet, but what the heck.
Select a Candidate
Answer the 11 questions below to find out which candidates are most aligned with your views and opinions. You may skip questions if you do not want them factored into the results. This quiz is not meant to pick your candidate for you. It is designed to inform the public of the various stances candidates make. Results are not scientific. Based on a tool developed by Minnesota Public Radio.
Select a candidate quiz
Quiz Results
Below are the candidates ranked by how much you agree with their stances.
Dennis Kucinich
Score: 66
Agree
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Chris Dodd
Score: 61
Agree
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Barack Obama
Score: 56
Agree
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Death Penalty
Hillary Clinton
Score: 56
Agree
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Death Penalty
John Edwards
Score: 54
Agree
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Energy
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Line-Item Veto
Death Penalty
Mike Gravel
Score: 47
Agree
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Bill Richardson
Score: 47
Agree
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Death Penalty
Joe Biden
Score: 42
Agree
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Energy
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Death Penalty
Rudy Giuliani
Score: 40
Agree
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Death Penalty
Ron Paul
Score: 26
Agree
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Energy
Mitt Romney
Score: 21
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Energy
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Sam Brownback
Score: 17
Agree
Iraq
Energy
Death Penalty
Disagree
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Jim Gilmore
Score: 14
Agree
Abortion
Energy
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Duncan Hunter
Score: 7
Agree
Energy
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
John McCain
Score: 7
Agree
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Death Penalty
Mike Huckabee
Score: 5
Video Agree
Immigration
Disagree
Iraq
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Death Penalty
No big surprises for me, except that Brownback opposes the death penalty. WTF?