Comments on: Who’s your candidate? http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/ Things I'll talk about with anyone Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kynthia http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/comment-page-1/#comment-8839 Kynthia Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:25:47 +0000 http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/#comment-8839 <p>I got Chris Dodd first, too, followed by a tie between John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich, and then Bill Richardson beat out a tie between Obama and Hillary, which surprised me.</p> <p>It's kind of interesting to see the differences between the choices on things like Iraq or immigration. I agree with you, David - none of the choices really resonate with me, but I think it's because no one is really sure what will happen with those issues so they are just trying to sound on top of it and get us to perk up our ears when we hear buzzwords like "clear timeline" or "path to citizenship".</p> <p>Learning to talk the talk is important, but who does everybody here think is most likely to stand behind it? That's the quiz we need next, if we're playing "Find your candidate in 12 steps or less." :)</p> I got Chris Dodd first, too, followed by a tie between John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich, and then Bill Richardson beat out a tie between Obama and Hillary, which surprised me.

It’s kind of interesting to see the differences between the choices on things like Iraq or immigration. I agree with you, David – none of the choices really resonate with me, but I think it’s because no one is really sure what will happen with those issues so they are just trying to sound on top of it and get us to perk up our ears when we hear buzzwords like “clear timeline” or “path to citizenship”.

Learning to talk the talk is important, but who does everybody here think is most likely to stand behind it? That’s the quiz we need next, if we’re playing “Find your candidate in 12 steps or less.” :)

]]> By: David http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/comment-page-1/#comment-8797 David Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:42:22 +0000 http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/#comment-8797 <p>Thanks for the link to the Republican debate, xie. No, Ron Paul didn't score high for me, as I recall he was in the middle of the Republicans. I think that points a bit to the sort of "main stream" nature of the questions. Ask simple multiple choice questions about current issues, and Ron Paul probably looks somewhat average. But ask about the philosophy he would use to make the decisions that might shape what the issues of the future would be, and he looks much more like the maverick that he is. I could say a lot about Mr. Paul, even though I'm no expert on him. Maybe I should write a separate post about that.</p> <p>Mom (Donna), Hunter is not really on my radar screen either. Biden is the first Dem on your list, though.</p> Thanks for the link to the Republican debate, xie. No, Ron Paul didn’t score high for me, as I recall he was in the middle of the Republicans. I think that points a bit to the sort of “main stream” nature of the questions. Ask simple multiple choice questions about current issues, and Ron Paul probably looks somewhat average. But ask about the philosophy he would use to make the decisions that might shape what the issues of the future would be, and he looks much more like the maverick that he is. I could say a lot about Mr. Paul, even though I’m no expert on him. Maybe I should write a separate post about that.

Mom (Donna), Hunter is not really on my radar screen either. Biden is the first Dem on your list, though.

]]> By: Donna http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/comment-page-1/#comment-8795 Donna Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:43:56 +0000 http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/#comment-8795 <p>Romney 44; Hunter 40;(who's he?) Thompson 35;Giuliani 35; Biden 32; Then a Democrat, Obama.</p> <p>Guess that tells me something.</p> Romney 44; Hunter 40;(who’s he?) Thompson 35;Giuliani 35; Biden 32; Then a Democrat, Obama.

Guess that tells me something.

]]> By: Dan http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/comment-page-1/#comment-8791 Dan Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:52:53 +0000 http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/#comment-8791 <p>Clinton and Obama tied in first with 46. Bill Richardson next with 44 and Kucinich with 43. All Dems ahead of Repubs as well.</p> Clinton and Obama tied in first with 46.
Bill Richardson next with 44 and Kucinich with 43.
All Dems ahead of Repubs as well.

]]> By: Xie http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/comment-page-1/#comment-8787 Xie Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:25:47 +0000 http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/#comment-8787 <p>Chris Dodd was #1 for me too. Then a Gravel/Kucinich tie, then a Biden/Clinton/Obama tie. Interesting.</p> Chris Dodd was #1 for me too. Then a Gravel/Kucinich tie, then a Biden/Clinton/Obama tie. Interesting.

]]> By: Xie http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/comment-page-1/#comment-8786 Xie Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:18:56 +0000 http://davidernst.net/blog/2007/11/30/whos-your-candidate/#comment-8786 <p>I watched the Republican CNN/You Tube debate http://www.youtube.com/republicandebate today, which was my first real exposure to any of the Republican candidates. It was helpful to have Wikipedia's rundown of the candidate's names http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Republican_presidential_candidates,_2008 . Knowing your new libertarian leanings, I was wondering how you lined up with Ron Paul. What do you think of him? How did the quiz say that you matched up? If you didn't match up with him, what issues don't you agree on, and do you think it's reflective of ways you disagree with libertarians, ways he disagrees with libertarians, or something else?</p> I watched the Republican CNN/You Tube debate http://www.youtube.com/republicandebate today, which was my first real exposure to any of the Republican candidates. It was helpful to have Wikipedia’s rundown of the candidate’s names http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Republican_presidential_candidates,_2008 . Knowing your new libertarian leanings, I was wondering how you lined up with Ron Paul. What do you think of him? How did the quiz say that you matched up? If you didn’t match up with him, what issues don’t you agree on, and do you think it’s reflective of ways you disagree with libertarians, ways he disagrees with libertarians, or something else?

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