According to this short quiz, Tancredo and Hunter are the current candidates that lineup most with my political positions. Tancredo got a score of 70% overall. Hunter 65%. Interesting Ron Paul (whose “The-Constitution-says-this-the-Constitution-says-that” message really appeals to me) only scores a 40% and 19% on social issues. That puts him just a few points ahead of Joe Biden! Also real interesting to me is that Rudy is lower than Bill Richardson. That should tell you something right there. Not that I ever thought he was conservative.
You can take the quiz here (check my note at the end of this post)
Here’s my results (let me know how yours match up)…
Tom Tancredo
Republican Representative (CO-6)
Total 70%
Social 81%
Economic 63%Duncan Hunter
Republican Representative (CA-52)
Total 65%
Social 75%
Economic 58%Fred Thompson
Former Republican Senator (TN)
Total 55%
Social 69%
Economic 46%Sam Brownback
Republican Sr Senator (KS)
Total 55%
Social 63%
Economic 50%Mike Huckabee
Republican AR Governor
Total 55%
Social 69%
Economic 46%Jim Gilmore
Former Republican VA Governor
Total 48%
Social 63%
Economic 38%Tommy Thompson
Former Secretary of H.H.S.; former Republican Governor (WI)
Total 45%
Social 63%
Economic 33%John McCain
Republican Sr Senator (AZ); 2000 Primary Candidate for President
Total 43%
Social 38%
Economic 46%Mitt Romney
Retiring Republican MA Governor
Total 43%
Social 50%
Economic 38%Ron Paul
Republican Representative (TX-14); Libertarian nominee for President in 1988
Total 40%
Social 19%
Economic 54%Bill Richardson
Democratic NM Governor
Total 30%
Social 31%
Economic 29%Rudy Giuliani
Former Mayor of New York City; Republican Candidate for 2000 Senate (NY)
Total 30%
Social 25%
Economic 33%John Edwards
2004 Nominee for Vice President; Former NC Senator
Total 25%
Social 25%
Economic 25%Mike Gravel
Former Senator (AK)
Total 23%
Social 0%
Economic 38%Barack Obama
Democratic Jr Senator (IL); previously State Senator
Total 15%
Social 6%
Economic 21%Hillary Clinton
Democratic Jr Senator (NY); former First Lady
Total 15%
Social 6%
Economic 21%Joe Biden
Democratic Sr Senator (DE)
Total 13%
Social 13%
Economic 13%Dennis Kucinich
Democratic Representative (OH-10)
Total 8%
Social 0%
Economic 13%Chris Dodd
Democratic Sr Senator (CT)
Total 8%
Social 0%
Economic 13%
Note: check what the quiz authors mean by particular answers. For example, under Replace US troops with UN in Iraq – they describe their answers as:
- Strongly Support means you believe: The United Nations is a force for good in the world. We should consult with the UN Security Council before any attacks abroad. Foreign aid fosters global cooperation and US foreign involvement should be focused on maintaining peace and stability.
- Support means you believe: The UN has an important role in US military action abroad but should not have veto power. Foreign aid should be targeted at maintaining US interests overseas, and in supporting countries which are critical to our economy or strategic interests. Aid could also be targeted toward fulfilling US international commitments and to support foreign leaders who are favorable to the US.
- Oppose means you believe: Phase out foreign aid – people who want to contribute to foreign countries should do so privately. And phase out involvement in foreign wars – as recommended by the Founding Fathers, we should not become entangled in foreign affairs.
- Strongly Oppose means you believe: Phase out foreign aid entirely – we should focus on America. We have plenty of domestic issues to spend our resources on. We should exit the UN and other organizations that use our money with little US benefit.
Had I not clicked on the link,I prob would have said I support it (because I don’t want our troops in Iraq any longer than they now need to be). But I marked Oppose, because I more closely align with the statement given “as recommended by the Founding Fathers, we should not become entangled in foreign affairs.”