Comments on: Liberal-Conservative Quiz

By: Kent G. Budge

Kent G. Budge — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:42:15 +0000

Huh. I scored the same as you -- 33 -- in spite of some definite disagreements. Perhaps it's a different set of things making you and I not perfect conservatives.

Hard to be sure with a cheesy test like this.

By: floyd

floyd — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:04:03 +0000

The sad part was the predictability! It was easy to score a "0" or a "30" at will.When will we get politicians who stand on principle instead of the party line.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:23:20 +0000

If I took it again I could probably improve on the mere 37 I just scored.

By: Patrick T. McGuire

Patrick T. McGuire — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:00:14 +0000

I agree with yetanotherjohn, this test has too be flawed. I scored a meager 35 on it.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:20:04 +0000

Then again, I’m hard to place on these spectra, as I’m simultaneously non-religious, socially conservative, and think most social issues outside the legitimate scope of government. I’m a hawk who thinks defense spending should be cut because we’re wasting hundreds of billions procuring systems we don’t need and a skeptic of international organizations who thinks foreign aid nonetheless a worthwhile expenditure if targeted correctly.

You sound like Bill Clinton.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:32:38 +0000

The test was obviously flawed. I scored a 37 which seems low.

By: Anthony C

Anthony C — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:59:45 +0000

I got 25.

The point about it being strange that Kemp is classed as being to the left of Dole is well made. Unless I've got it drastically wrong, the whole point of Dole taking Kemp as running mate was that Dole was seen as too moderate by many sections of the GOP and Kemp was meant to encourage the core vote to make a showing on polling day.

By: Dispatches From Blogblivion

Dispatches From Blogblivion — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:26:40 +0000

Giving New Meaning to "Conservative" (But Then, Maybe It Could Use New Meaning...)...

Via Glenn Reynolds, who scored 21, via Ann Althouse, who scored 21, via Andrew Sullivan, who scored 26, and as "what he said!" critiqued by Eugene Volokh, here's an extremely silly liberal/conservative spectrum quiz. The range is 0 to 40...

By: NoZe

NoZe — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:12:56 +0000

I agree, it is very dated. Nevertheless, I got an 11, which surprised me. My sense has been that I've been getting more conservative as I've gotten older. Still, many of the questions left little room for nuance!

By: just me

just me — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:44:22 +0000

I usually can be suckered into taking the tests. On this I scored a 32, but I hated the question structure. On a lot of the questions my answer wasn't a choice, or the questions were very absolutist.

And I am still laughing at the Haiti/Korea question-that question alone indicates just how dated the survey is.

By: Thought Alarm

Thought Alarm — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I picked up this quiz from Outside the Beltway which reports: This Political Quiz published in a 1994 edition of USA Today is making the rounds for some reason, with Andrew Sullivan, Ann Althouse, Glenn Reynolds, and Eugene Volokh all taking and commenting on it.

By: Double Tap

Double Tap — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

more, the Pentagon or the Post Office? My question was, trust them to do what? Both have had their issues over the years. I'm guessing that if you picked the Pentagon, you are conservative, and if you picked the Post Office, you are liberal. (H/T OTB)