Random Thoughts, Notes, & Incidents

SelectSmart.com has a 2004 Presidential Candidate Selector that's kind of interesting. You give your answers to 16 issue related questions, and it comes back with its recommendation of who you should be supporting.

There were some surprises in how they ranked the candidates for me, but overall, I'd say it's fairly accurate. According to SelectSmart, the order in which I should prefer the various candidates are:

1. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (100%)
2. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (93%)
3. Green Party Candidate (90%)
4. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (90%)
5. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (86%)
6. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (85%)
7. Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham, NY - Democrat (83%)
8. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (83%)
9. Jackson, Cong. Jesse Jr., IL - Democrat (82%)
10. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (81%)
11. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (81%)
12. Biden, Senator Joe, DE - Democrat (78%)
13. Socialist Candidate (76%)
14. Graham, Senator Bob, FL - Democrat (76%)
15. Daschle, Senate Minority Leader Tom, SD - Democrat (75%)
16. Leahy, Patrick Senator, Vermont - Democrat (74%)
17. Kaptur, Cong. Marcy, OH - Democrat (67%)
18. Feingold, Senator Russ, WI - Democrat (67%)
19. Dodd, Senator Chris, CT - Democrat (66%)
20. Clark, Retired Army General Wesley K "Wes" Arkansas - Democrat (63%)
21. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (63%)
22. Bayh, Senator Evan, IN - Democrat (59%)
23. Feinstein, Senator Dianne, CA - Democrat (58%)
24. Gore, Former Vice-President Al - Democrat (49%)
25. Bradley, Former Senator Bill NJ - Democrat (46%)
26. Libertarian Candidate (30%)
27. McCain, Senator John, AZ- Republican (24%)
28. Buchanan, Patrick J. – Reform/Republican (14%)
29. Hagelin, John - Natural Law (10%)
30. Bush, George W. - US President (10%)
31. Hart, Former Senator Gary, CO - Democrat (10%)
32. Vilsack, Governor. Tom IA - Democrat (7%)
33. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (3%)

Take the test yourself at www.selectsmart.com/president/