Presidential Candidate Selector

Filed Under Election 2008

I ran my preferences through the SelectSmart.com 2008 Presidential candidate selector to see which candidate would fit my theoretical ideal candidate.

Here are the results:

1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. John McCain (62%)
3. Sam Brownback (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (62%)
4. Newt Gingrich (says he will not run) (61%)
5. Chuck Hagel (not running) (60%)
6. Alan Keyes (58%)
7. Stephen Colbert (campaign halted) (56%)
8. Fred Thompson (55%)
9. Mitt Romney (54%)
10. Duncan Hunter (52%)
11. Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) (51%)
12. Tom Tancredo (withdrawn, endorsed Romney) (51%)
13. Ron Paul (50%)
14. Mike Huckabee (48%)
15. Rudolph Giuliani (48%)
16. Tommy Thompson (withdrawn, endorsed Giuliani) (46%)
17. Kent McManigal (campaign suspended) (43%)
18. Bill Richardson (41%)
19. Christopher Dodd (39%)
20. Al Gore (not announced) (37%)
21. Hillary Clinton (36%)
22. Joseph Biden (36%)
23. John Edwards (35%)
24. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (35%)
25. Barack Obama (34%)
26. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (31%)
27. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (24%)
28. Dennis Kucinich (23%)
29. Mike Gravel (22%)
30. Elaine Brown (12%)

It’s an interesting way to figure out which candidates fits one’s political viewpoints.

In this case, it seems like the Presidential candidate selector has done a pretty decent job of selecting the candidates I’d be most comfortable with voting for during the primary and the general election. From the results above, it looks like I should be checking into John McCain, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson since they score high for political compatibility and are the most viable candidates on the list.

The one interesting item is seeing Stephen Colbert coming in 7th place on my list.

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