Uploaded September 2008 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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My response to my contest. I didn't think of making it into a contest until after I finished filming this. :P
NOTE:
I'm not trying to say that one should place too much stock in the results of this particular test, or any other one. One could certainly make the case that there aren't enough questions, and/or the questions are worded poorly, etc. Use it as a springboard for discussion/reflection.
If you know of other tests like this, link me, and I'll include them here.
I may or may not include links that go into more detail on why I feel the way I do about some of these things. If that is the kind of thing you're interested in, and you're actually reading this, let me know by leaving a comment. Feel free to ask me to elaborate on any point. This video is LONG, but I still spent an average of just over one minute per question, which doesn't leave a lot of room for depth.
I also didn't rehearse or research anything before I went down the list, so these ARE NOT my "final answers", by any stretch. Let us discuss. :D
here is the contest announcement:
youtube.com/watch?v=8Qc5uGwTdes
take the survey here:
selectsmart.com/president/2008.html
other survey(s):
dehp.net/candidate
cdk007:
youtube.com/user/cdk007
kurtilein3 (sorry for teh screwup):
youtube.com/user/kurtilein3
Instant Runoff Voting:
youtube.com/watch?v=wqblOq8BmgM
youtube.com/watch?v=N81u2yq9k2Q
youtube.com/watch?v=r6U8xUdMMUM
my results:
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Ralph Nader (90%)
3. Dennis Kucinich (withdrawn) (88%)
4. Barack Obama (83%)
5. Cynthia McKinney (82%)
6. Joseph Biden (withdrawn) (76%)
7. Christopher Dodd (endorsed Obama) (75%)
8. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (73%)
9. Hillary Clinton (defeated, endorsed Obama) (72%)
10. John Edwards (withdrawn) (71%) Information link
11. Al Gore (not announced) (69%)
12. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (65%)
13. Bill Richardson (withdrawn, endorsed Obama) (60%)
14. Mike Gravel (withdrawn) (60%)
15. Elaine Brown (withdrawn) (49%)
16. Ron Paul (concedes nomination not possible) (46%)
17. Kent McManigal (campaign suspended) (40%)
18. Rudolph Giuliani (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (30%)
19. John McCain (28%)
20. Wayne Allyn Root (is now Bob Barr's running mate) (28%)
21. Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) (28%)
22. Bob Barr (25%)
23. Tommy Thompson (withdrawn, endorsed Giuliani) (23%)
24. Alan Keyes (20%)
25. Mitt Romney (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (18%)
26. Chuck Hagel (not running) (17%)
27. Sam Brownback (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (14%)
28. Newt Gingrich (says he will not run) (12%)
29. Tom Tancredo (withdrawn, endorsed Romney) (12%)
30. Fred Thompson (withdrawn) (9%)
31. Duncan Hunter (withdrawn, endorsed Huckabee) (8%)
32. Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) (7%)
33. Stephen Colbert (campaign halted) (2%)
Here are my results from that second survey I listed:
86 Kucinich Disagreements: (1) Border Fence
Unknowns/Other: (0)
66 Clinton Disagreements: (3) Death Penalty, Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (0)
64 Gravel Disagreements: (1) Border Fence
Unknowns/Other: (6) ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Guns - Background Checks, Wiretapping, Net Neutrality, Minimum Wage Increase
61 Dodd Disagreements: (2) Death Penalty, Patriot Act
Unknowns/Other: (3) Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Civil Union, Universal Healthcare
60 Edwards Disagreements: (3) Death Penalty, Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (2) Kyoto, Border Fence
58 Obama Disagreements: (2) Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (2) Kyoto, Torture
55 Richardson Disagreements: (5) Death Penalty, Assault Weapons Ban, Patriot Act, Border Fence, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (2) ANWR Drilling, Iraq War
51 Biden Disagreements: (3) Death Penalty, Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (3) Kyoto, Same-Sex Civil Union, Universal Healthcare
-5 Paul 11/1
-15 McCain 12/1
********
This video (and most everything else I do) is released under this Creative Commons license:
tinyurl.com/rabidapelicense
under the following conditions:
1) You must include a link back to the original source (ie the url to this page) and/or youtube.com/rabidape and/or rabidape.net
2) The use is licensed for non-commercial purposes only.
Contact me if you have any questions.
********
My response to my contest. I didn't think of making it into a contest until after I finished filming this. :P
NOTE:
I'm not trying to say that one should place too much stock in the results of this particular test, or any other one. One could certainly make the case that there aren't enough questions, and/or the questions are worded poorly, etc. Use it as a springboard for discussion/reflection.
If you know of other tests like this, link me, and I'll include them here.
I may or may not include links that go into more detail on why I feel the way I do about some of these things. If that is the kind of thing you're interested in, and you're actually reading this, let me know by leaving a comment. Feel free to ask me to elaborate on any point. This video is LONG, but I still spent an average of just over one minute per question, which doesn't leave a lot of room for depth.
I also didn't rehearse or research anything before I went down the list, so these ARE NOT my "final answers", by any stretch. Let us discuss. :D
here is the contest announcement:
youtube.com/watch?v=8Qc5uGwTdes
take the survey here:
selectsmart.com/president/2008.html
other survey(s):
dehp.net/candidate
cdk007:
youtube.com/user/cdk007
kurtilein3 (sorry for teh screwup):
youtube.com/user/kurtilein3
Instant Runoff Voting:
youtube.com/watch?v=wqblOq8BmgM
youtube.com/watch?v=N81u2yq9k2Q
youtube.com/watch?v=r6U8xUdMMUM
my results:
1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Ralph Nader (90%)
3. Dennis Kucinich (withdrawn) (88%)
4. Barack Obama (83%)
5. Cynthia McKinney (82%)
6. Joseph Biden (withdrawn) (76%)
7. Christopher Dodd (endorsed Obama) (75%)
8. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (73%)
9. Hillary Clinton (defeated, endorsed Obama) (72%)
10. John Edwards (withdrawn) (71%) Information link
11. Al Gore (not announced) (69%)
12. Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run) (65%)
13. Bill Richardson (withdrawn, endorsed Obama) (60%)
14. Mike Gravel (withdrawn) (60%)
15. Elaine Brown (withdrawn) (49%)
16. Ron Paul (concedes nomination not possible) (46%)
17. Kent McManigal (campaign suspended) (40%)
18. Rudolph Giuliani (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (30%)
19. John McCain (28%)
20. Wayne Allyn Root (is now Bob Barr's running mate) (28%)
21. Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) (28%)
22. Bob Barr (25%)
23. Tommy Thompson (withdrawn, endorsed Giuliani) (23%)
24. Alan Keyes (20%)
25. Mitt Romney (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (18%)
26. Chuck Hagel (not running) (17%)
27. Sam Brownback (withdrawn, endorsed McCain) (14%)
28. Newt Gingrich (says he will not run) (12%)
29. Tom Tancredo (withdrawn, endorsed Romney) (12%)
30. Fred Thompson (withdrawn) (9%)
31. Duncan Hunter (withdrawn, endorsed Huckabee) (8%)
32. Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) (7%)
33. Stephen Colbert (campaign halted) (2%)
Here are my results from that second survey I listed:
86 Kucinich Disagreements: (1) Border Fence
Unknowns/Other: (0)
66 Clinton Disagreements: (3) Death Penalty, Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (0)
64 Gravel Disagreements: (1) Border Fence
Unknowns/Other: (6) ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Guns - Background Checks, Wiretapping, Net Neutrality, Minimum Wage Increase
61 Dodd Disagreements: (2) Death Penalty, Patriot Act
Unknowns/Other: (3) Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Civil Union, Universal Healthcare
60 Edwards Disagreements: (3) Death Penalty, Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (2) Kyoto, Border Fence
58 Obama Disagreements: (2) Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (2) Kyoto, Torture
55 Richardson Disagreements: (5) Death Penalty, Assault Weapons Ban, Patriot Act, Border Fence, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (2) ANWR Drilling, Iraq War
51 Biden Disagreements: (3) Death Penalty, Patriot Act, Same-Sex Marriage
Unknowns/Other: (3) Kyoto, Same-Sex Civil Union, Universal Healthcare
-5 Paul 11/1
-15 McCain 12/1
