What difference is there between Romney and Obama? Well the political compass mapped their positions into their 6 page quiz. The difference? Well I hope your credit card is really thin or even that can't fit between them.




And so, with that, and the only argument left on table for being pro-Romney (SCOTUS) flying out the window with today's betrayal by the court ..... I'm officially 100% Gary Johnson for the balance of this cycle. I root for him to take as much as he possibly can. I hope he costs both candidates electoral votes. I don't give a flying f*** between Obama and Romney because there's no damned difference.

Gary Johnson vs Marack Obamney

Any little test that has Obama to the right is illegitimate as hell, GTS.

(06-28-2012 02:04 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Any little test that has Obama to the right is illegitimate as hell, GTS.

This..

(06-28-2012 02:04 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Any little test that has Obama to the right is illegitimate as hell, GTS.

He gets pushed that way due to his foreign policy. And keep in mind this scale goes from absolutes. Absolute left on this scale is unbridled 100% redistributed 100% state run socialism. Most scales far left isn't absolute left. On this one, it is.

(06-28-2012 02:04 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Any little test that has Obama to the right is illegitimate as hell, GTS.

I would agree that they are pretty close on the authoritarian/libertarian axis. But I wouldn't even put Romney that far to the right on the left/right scale, much less Obama.

In what reality is that? Obama on the right?

If the Paulista's don't vote or vote for Johnson it won't surprise me one bit.

But I don't want to hear any bitching from them when the big O gets re-elected and destroys what is left of this country. If they put their 'principles' ahead of the survival of America, f@ck 'em because they know that Johnson has no shot at all. Maybe he gets 5% if that.

I'm no Romney fan but will vote for him to allow the destruction of the country and the trashing of the constitution to at least slow down a bit while we regroup.

Seeing where Gary Johnson scored, it could lead one to believe his camp came up with the test. Anyway, for S&G's:

Me:



Some other guys:

(06-28-2012 02:15 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Seeing where Gary Johnson scored, it could lead one to believe his camp came up with the test. Anyway, for S&G's:

Me:



Some other guys:

Nice. You should start a thread and post a link so we can see our results and post them.

I've done a bunch of these. I tend to be somewhere straight south from Milton Friedman, or southeast of Rebel. Generally around 6-8 right and 6-8 libertarian.

According to this graph, I am just about as far right as Obama. Somehow I doubt that.

Quote:I'm officially 100% Gary Johnson for the balance of this cycle. I root for him to take as much as he possibly can. I hope he costs both candidates electoral votes.

I repeat my earlier idea that Johnson should wage a "2-state strategy" and make a serious effort to win the 11 Electoral votes from New Mexico (5) and Nevada (6). In a 50/50 election, that would probably mean taking 5 from Obama and 6 from Romney. If Johnson/Gray would focus 100% of their campaign efforts and media-investments on those two states, it could happen.

By the way, any political quiz that has Obama on the "right" is either not to be taken seriously, or else is not applicable to contemporary politics in the US.

(06-28-2012 01:58 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  


What difference is there between Romney and Obama? Well the political compass mapped their positions into their 6 page quiz. The difference? Well I hope your credit card is really thin or even that can't fit between them.




And so, with that, and the only argument left on table for being pro-Romney (SCOTUS) flying out the window with today's betrayal by the court ..... I'm officially 100% Gary Johnson for the balance of this cycle. I root for him to take as much as he possibly can. I hope he costs both candidates electoral votes. I don't give a flying f*** between Obama and Romney because there's no damned difference.

Gary Johnson vs Marack Obamney

Like others, I question the validity of any quiz that lists Obama to the rignt. GTS.......you pulled the plug long ago. You knew months ago that on the Republican side is was Paul or no one. You're just using this to do what you were going to to all along. Your choice, but voting for Gary Johnson is a waste of time - you can get the same result by just staying home 1st Tuesday in November....no difference.

But he has principles.

(06-28-2012 02:51 PM)Crebman Wrote:  voting for Gary Johnson is a waste of time - you can get the same result by just staying home 1st Tuesday in November....no difference.

It is legitimate to vote for a third-party candidate for President if neither of the two major-party candidates are in agreement with your views. Plus, most people who vote third-party will vote for major-party candidates for Senate, House, etc. That is important, too.

If Johnson pulls enough votes to impact the result, and if those people vote for republican senate and congressional candidates down-ballot (as I would expect about 97% of them to do), then that's probably a result we can live with.

Plus libertarians will be established as a force whose wishes must be considered. That's actually pretty good. It's probably the only way we're ever going to break the demopublican monopoly.

(06-28-2012 02:51 PM)Crebman Wrote:  Like others, I question the validity of any quiz that lists Obama to the rignt. GTS.......you pulled the plug long ago. You knew months ago that on the Republican side is was Paul or no one. You're just using this to do what you were going to to all along. Your choice, but voting for Gary Johnson is a waste of time - you can get the same result by just staying home 1st Tuesday in November....no difference.

That's how I feel about choosing between Obama and Romney.

Maybe its me but I don't get the "pulling the plug" part...

My scores..


Economic Left/Right: 3.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.77

(06-28-2012 03:00 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  If Johnson pulls enough votes to impact the result, and if those people vote for republican senate and congressional candidates down-ballot (as I would expect about 97% of them to do), then that's probably a result we can live with.

Plus libertarians will be established as a force whose wishes must be considered. That's actually pretty good. It's probably the only way we're ever going to break the demopublican monopoly.

While I agree with your post, the problem for libertarians at least now is that until they have enough of their people in offices down ballot, a libertarian has no coalition with which to govern, were they to win the Presidential election. The dems won't go along and the GOP doesn't play nice with libertarians.

So the process may need more time before they can force a choice between a rigged two party system and a third player.