Select a Candidate

MacKenzie's mom passed this quiz along to me. You answer 11 questions about your stance on several issues, and it compares your responses to those of the Presidential candidates, to find which one you are most closely aligned with.

My top four were:

• John McCain

• Fred Thompson - Duncan Hunter (tie)

• Tom Tancredo

(Note to Mac's mom: I retook it after sending you my results.)

Apparently, McCain is the only one of the four who agrees with me that ethanol is lame. It also says I differ from all but Tancredo on immigration. Maybe that's true, but there's a big difference between McCain and Thompson on immigration, although this quiz doesn't differentiate.

The quiz says I agree with McCain that the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent. McCain, however, voted against those tax cuts when they were originally instituted.

Despite my understanding of the limitations of this quiz, I think it's safe for me to throw out McCain because I disagree with him on several important issues, and throw out Duncan Hunter because he has no chance. Once I do that, this quiz confirms that my support for Fred is appropriate.

I'd be interested in your results and observations.