DarkBlueMarcy said:
this quiz isn't meant to account for character or trustworthiness. it's to see who agrees with you on hot-button issues. and that's it. it's a starting point.
malkav11 said:
I have a couple of major issues with the calculator. The biggest being - it doesn't tell you *why* a particular candidate is X% compatible with you. I realize the high-medium-low priority scale is meant to partly take that into account, but it's not nearly granular enough.
I think see Marcy's comment above. This thing is certainly not granular enough. It's a broad-brush starting point, that's it.
If you're (i) pro-choice, (ii) fine with gay marriage and (iii) against the Iraq war [and these would apply to many people on this site] then you're well on your way to getting a high compatibility score with Dennis K. Even I found myself with a top-ranked-love-match with Kucinich and I very much doubt I'd vote for him if I was eligible to cast a vote in this race.
bald_eagle said:
Good point. Some issues are absolutely critical. If the next president isn't pro-choice, we may lose Roe v. Wade forever. (It could already be too late.)
Isn't that a bit drastic? Given the composition of our government wouldn't it have occurred already?
bald_eagle said:
If I'm not mistaken, four justices have already expressed a willingness to overturn Roe outright. The odds are good that the next president will be appointing another justice.
I wasn't aware of that. Given the two appointments in this administration, I just assumed it'd be another 6-10 years before another retired. My bad...
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OCT 20, 2007 09:03 PM