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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2015 5:59:03 GMT -5
Bernie Sanders 94%
Hillary Clinton 88%
Martin O'Malley 67%
Chris Christie 39%
Rand Paul 16%
Only disagreed with Sanders on 6 issues, none of them ranked important. Things like Common Core and intelligence on allies. The Israel topic was a little more complicated than yes or no, but given the options, we disagree on that too.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 24, 2015 10:55:13 GMT -5
It says I'm Left-wing.
Top 5:
Bernie Sanders 91%
Hillary Clinton 84%
Martin O'Malley 64%
Jeb Bush 43%
Rand Paul 41%
Bottom 5:
Lindsey Graham 18%
Ted Cruz 16%
Scott Walker 15%
Rick Perry 15%
Carly Fiorina 10%
Party:
Green 97%
Democrats 95%
Socialist 92%
Libertarians 60%
Constitution 44%
Republicans 17%
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jun 24, 2015 11:43:59 GMT -5
Turns out I'm 100% Democrat, tying with Bernie and Hillary. No surprise there. Here's how the rest stack up:
Bernie Sanders 96%
Hillary Clinton 96%
Martin O'Malley 75%
Mike Huckabee 33%
Carly Fiorina 8%
Rand Paul 4%
Ben Carson 4%
Scott Walker 4%
Ted Cruz 0%
I'm a little disappointed that Scott Walker got even 4% since, as a Wisconsin resident, I consider him pond scum.
For ideology:
Left-Wing Authoritarian
Your political beliefs would be considered strongly Left-Wing and moderately Authoritarian on an ideological scale, meaning you tend to stand up and protect those who are oppressed or taken advantage of and believe the government should do the same.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2015 11:59:22 GMT -5
I think me getting a few points in common with Republicans has to do with them coming around to traditionally Democratic ideas, like allowing illegal immigrants access to health care or reducing military spending.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 24, 2015 12:23:07 GMT -5
Interesting quiz.. but clearly it's run by some sort of organization that supports Bernie Sanders...It but me as slightly left of center (which is pretty much what I see myself as... I'm a social liberal and a fiscal conservative by and large)... but still agreeing with Bernie Sanders 83% of the time... On the republician side, I agree with Marco Rubio 66% of the time... I don't think there's that much common ground between Sanders and Rubio, so thus there's some bias or issue there  Still always fun to do these, though. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2015 12:54:11 GMT -5
If you click on each politician you can see how each answer lined up with their recent talking points.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 24, 2015 13:28:24 GMT -5
Interesting quiz.. but clearly it's run by some sort of organization that supports Bernie Sanders Absolutely not. If you take a moment to explore the website, they are completely transparent about who they are and what their agenda is. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 24, 2015 14:09:34 GMT -5
You sure? It popped up asking me to sign a petition about him, and I find it hard to believe all of us line up so nicely with his views?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 24, 2015 14:13:41 GMT -5
You sure? It popped up asking me to sign a petition about him, and I find it hard to believe all of us line up so nicely with his views? This site has been around for a number of election cycles. Since well before Sanders was even a marginal Presidential candidate. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 24, 2015 14:18:08 GMT -5
That doesn't mean the two guys that run the site can't like him, though.
I was just looking around, as Shax suggested. While the site runners claim to have 'different views' they don't say what they are. If you don't filter anything, you get NO conservative-slanted sources.. you have to click on 'conservative' to get that.
I mean, just the fact that they acknowledge Socialism exists makes it FAR more liberal that most sources in the US.
I'm not saying the site is run by the campaign or anything, but it's clear to me the guys who are massaging the data have a bias, that's all.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 24, 2015 22:51:34 GMT -5
That doesn't mean the two guys that run the site can't like him, though. I was just looking around, as Shax suggested. While the site runners claim to have 'different views' they don't say what they are. If you don't filter anything, you get NO conservative-slanted sources.. you have to click on 'conservative' to get that. I mean, just the fact that they acknowledge Socialism exists makes it FAR more liberal that most sources in the US. I'm not saying the site is run by the campaign or anything, but it's clear to me the guys who are massaging the data have a bias, that's all. Action Ace's results did not come up in favor of Sanders. Wesley Dodds, a huge fan of Hillary's, was equally matched with both her and Sanders. Fact is, what makes Bernie so appealing is that he's in favor of the things most Americans actually want; he just isn't scoring any points with businesses and investors. As for the pop-up, it seems like it would be smart to set the pop-ups to coordinate with the data you submit to the quiz. Ergo, if you come out largely aligned with Sanders, you get a Sanders ad. It's certainly possible the site owners are biased, but they've been around for a while now and have a strong reputation. All of that gets chucked away in a second if folks become suspicious that they're tampering with the data. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 0:32:13 GMT -5
If you don't filter anything, you get NO conservative-slanted sources.. you have to click on 'conservative' to get that. That could easily be because of their... How do I say it? The "Liberal Media" is pretty much a fabrication of the far right, who think there is a vast conspiracy among economists, environmentalists, archaeologists, historians, academics, ect. to make you hate Jesus. So anything that isn't batshit crazy right wing lunacy is considered the "Liberal Media" by those types, who then created a "Conservative Media" to counteract the imaginary conspiracy. This conservative media isn't all that worried about facts or logic or journalistic integrity. They're more concerned about hyperbolic headlines implying Obama is a hip-hop thug. So yea, I can understand why you'd have to click a special button to include those sources among actual news. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 25, 2015 0:42:26 GMT -5
If you don't filter anything, you get NO conservative-slanted sources.. you have to click on 'conservative' to get that. That could easily be because of their... How do I say it? The "Liberal Media" is pretty much a fabrication of the far right, who think there is a vast conspiracy among economists, environmentalists, archaeologists, historians, academics, ect. to make you hate Jesus. So anything that isn't batshit crazy right wing lunacy is considered the "Liberal Media" by those types, who then created a "Conservative Media" to counteract the imaginary conspiracy. This conservative media isn't all that worried about facts or logic or journalistic integrity. They're more concerned about hyperbolic headlines implying Obama is a hip-hop thug. So yea, I can understand why you'd have to click a special button to include those sources among actual news. I couldn't agree more.
Although I don't think it's politically correct to say "right-wing lunacy." They get all offended when you call it what it is.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 25, 2015 6:01:47 GMT -5
I prefer 'Bull$%#* Mountain' (thanks, John Stewart) to 'Right Wing Lunacy', myself.
As as media bias goes, I think when you think about it, it's pretty clear... sometimes it's intentional (like Fox), and sometimes it's just a factor of the way the company/organization is run (like NPR). There is also levels of bias. NPR tries hard, for example, but trotting out David Brooks as their token Republican doesn't quite do it, IMO. I suspect those guys on that site are similar.
Look at it this way, if Action Ace found a similar sight, and the results were a bit different, you'd think it was biased, right? I'm not saying it's not a cool site... just that it's probably slanted some... just like every news source is.
CNN is CLOSE to impartial, but every time they have a decent right of center analyst, said analyst gets hired by Fox and goes over the deep end into right wing loony-town. (Glenn Beck was a pretty smart guy once, a long time ago) Thus, they seem to me to drift left.. though there's also the fact of comparison since Fox is so out there nowadays.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 25, 2015 6:28:29 GMT -5
Look at it this way, if Action Ace found a similar sight, and the results were a bit different, you'd think it was biased, right? Depends. If we all got Ted Cruz, I'd cry foul. If we all got Jeb, I'd scratch my head and go "Huh. Maybe there's more to that guy than I thought." Apparently, though, there isn't |
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