Another handy-dandy internet quiz helped me determine what I already knew: Barack Obama is probably going to be my main man when I go to the polls next week for the Democratic primary. Last time I voted in a primary I was a bit confused to find out that I wasn't registered--turned out my little hippie self had registered independent in Florida, so I couldn't MAKE MY VOICE HEARD in February 2004. This year things are much different, as we all know.
I've taken a couple of those internet quizzes designed to help you decide which candidates' points of view mirror yours best, but www.glassbooth.org is the best one I've come across (thanks, Kimizaki). You start off with twenty points and can allocate those points to a list of issues as you wish--for me, health care and the environment were two issues that got more points than others. On the next page, you take a quiz dealing with the most pertinent issues. The third page shows you which three candidates you match up with best and (here's the best part) why. There's a drop-down list to the right where you can choose other candidates' names and see how close of a match you are to them. I am matched up to Barack 75% according this one survey; another, less in-depth survey had him and me togetha foreva at 83%.
Anywho. If you're drifting along as cluelessly as I tend to be, www.glassbooth.org is a good jumping off point. We haven't got much time to get in the vote! (Even if you're one of the few non-Democrats reading this, I do so want you to be informed, too. More than that, I want you to vote for who I vote for. But we'll let that rest for now.)
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I shared 73% of the same beliefs with Ron Paul, 70% with Mike Gravel, and 69% with Obama. I'm totally schizophrenic in my political beliefs obviously. and I disagree with Paul about important things to me like gay rights, immigration, and TOTALLY disagree about abortion.
However, I disagree with Obama on other important things to me like civil liberties, health care, and gun control.
What to do, what to do? i'll probably end up voting for Obama, since he'll (hopefully) be the Democratic nominee and I'd rather vote for him and get Hilary out of the race than vote for Paul who has no chance to winning the nomination.
Anyway. That was a really long winded comment.
whoops and that was from liz (as if you didnt know that already). i was signed in on the wrong email.
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