Should I be voting for Brownback?

I'm not sure about the value of these online questionnaires that attempt to guide voting choices but I've just completed this survey and I learn that my views are most compatible with Sam Brownback and least compatible with Hillary Clinton.  I'd actually much prefer a President Clinton than a President Obama.  My instinct is that she's more hawkish in these troubled times.  What the survey does not capture is any view of character or winnability.  Like most UK conservatives I'm currently backing Giuliani but I'd like to see a social conservative like Senator Brownback as his running mate.

• Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (R) 86.67% match
• California Representative Duncan Hunter (R) - 73.33%
• Businessman John Cox (R) - 72.22%
• Arizona Senator John McCain (R) - 68.89%
• Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) - 64.44%
• Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) - 64.44%
• Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (R) - 57.78%
• Texas Representative Ron Paul (R) - 46.67%
• Delaware Senator Joseph Biden (D) - 33.33%
• Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) - 33.33%
• New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) - 33.33%
• Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd (D) - 28.89
• Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel (D) - 28.89%
• Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D) - 27.78%
• New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) - 24.44%

Comments

[Simon Newman]

My Top Match is Ron Paul (83%), not totally surprising, while it says my wife's is Dennis Kucinich (82%) - though she says he's a "crazy communist fruitcake" and she actually prefers Hillary Clinton.

[William W]

My top match is Tancredo, but I am more tempted to support Ron Paul really.

[Ben Rogers]

My top match is John Cox - who I have never heard of!! I thought it'd be Brownback.

[JF]

Any questionnaire which has Mike Gravel as the most popular candidate is fatally flawed. Brownback isn't any more attractive a candidate just because the Left believes he should be popular among conservatives.

[Daniel Hamilton]

Not entirely surprising to me...

Arizona Senator John McCain (R) - 67.39%
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) - 65.22%
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) - 57.61%
Former Tennessee Senator Thompson (R) - 56.52%
Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo (R) - 54.35%
Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel (D) - 51.09%
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) - 51.09%
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (R) - 47.83%
Delaware Senator Joseph Biden (D) - 46.74%
California Representative Duncan Hunter (R) - 43.48%
Texas Representative Ron Paul (R) - 41.30%
Businessman John Cox (R) - 40.22%
New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) - 39.13%
Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D) - 39.13%
Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich (D) - 39.13%
Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (R) - 39.13%
Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd (D) - 38.04%
Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) - 38.04%

[bundyfan]

Hey I got Mitt Romney alright! That's who I am supporting in the primaries.

[601]

My top ones were all Republicans and the bottom ones were Democrats.

I think this was because I am socially Conservative.
City Mayor Rudy Giuliani(71.43%) match was my top match. Which doesn't suprise me. However I thought he was meant to be liberal in social issues.

California Representative Duncan Hunter (R) - 71.43%
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) - 68.57%
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) - 68.57%
Businessman John Cox (R) - 48.57%
Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd (D) - 42.86%
Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich (D) - 37.14%
Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel (D) - 34.29%

I think you need a party that is socially Conservative but supports issues like universal health care and no child left behind.

[Geoff]

I've commented on this blog before that I strongly support Duncan Hunter.

I've just taken the same test and come out a +84.44% match for him.

I'm not surprised at all by my result - he should be the first choice of all conservatives in my opinion. Sen Brownback is a good candidate too, but I feel unfortunately both of them would struggle for a national majority vote in 2008.

[Steevo]

Gravel - 31.26%
Kucinich - 20.44%
Romney - 5.75%

LOL - 100%

[Jonathan Powell]

I wouldn't put too much faith in this test. I said I was in favor of abortion rights and "unsure" about a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and it concluded that Tom Tancredo was my most compatible candidate!

I much prefer Giuliani or John McCain. This is why computer dating never works...

[billm99uk]

Hmmm... I got Romney, which is kinda strange, because I can't stand the guy. Though, I suppose that's because it's got nothing to do with his policies. What is this obsession some Americans have for creeps with perfect hair (real or fake)? Giuliani was a very close second and he is more my thing - vote for the balding bloke (though I suppose I should be thinking of Thompson too if that's my criteria!).

I'm really starting to think I shouldn't be so juvenile and vote more for policies over personality. It's a bit girly really. I was just as bad in the last British election - couldn't vote for Howard because he's such a slimeball, even though I agreed with most things he said. Sigh.

[Andrew Lilico]

I got John Cox (over 90%!), whom I'd never heard of, then Mitt Romney then Ron Paul.

One thing about this that American readers can help me out with. I hadn't heard of "waterboarding" before this, but now I've looked it up. Unbelievable! Is this *honestly* a point of debate in the US? Are there *truly* people who will stand up in public and defend the sanctioned use of waterboarding?!?

[Jonathan Powell]

Are there *truly* people who will stand up in public and defend the sanctioned use of waterboarding?!?

If it leads to information which prevents atrocities like 9/11, why not? As long as they're sure the guy being interrogated is a terrorist, I don't see a problem with it. People like bin Laden deserve far, far worse.

[Peter]

What a surprise(only joking) my first choice was John McCain at 70.31% I through was surprised on how low Ron Paul was at 53.91% but then it was probably due to our differences on foreign policy. So to end with go John go.