You + Issues = Candidate
August 14th, 2008 -- Posted in American Politics | 7 Comments »USA Today have an interesting game on their website allowing you to match your opinions on various issues with those of the two presumptive nominees. It is version 2 of the game though I don’t remember seeing anything about version 1 however the issues it analyzes are: Iraq, Diplomacy, Gas Tax, Taxes, Social Security, Healthcare, Abortion, Judges, Same Sex Marriage, Global Warming and immigration. You are allowed to weigh the different issues and rate these issues on a 5 point scale. During my game, I kept all the weights equal even though personally I think certain issues would mean more to me than others but at the end of the day this is how I scored:
- For 8/12 issues I side with Senator Obama (No surprise there!)
- For 1/12 issues I was directly in the middle of the political divide. (Social Security)
- For 3/12 issues I agreed with both candidates who have similar positions on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Global Warming according to USA Today.
