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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 10:58 PM Jun 2015

A right-of-center acquaintance just told me he was surprised to learn ...

... that his preferred policy positions align with Bernie Sanders more than any other candidate (85%).

He took this short survey .... http://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz


I'm not surprised. Bernie is the mainstream candidate.

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A right-of-center acquaintance just told me he was surprised to learn ... (Original Post) Scuba Jun 2015 OP
Well I think most people are anarchists at heart... Kalidurga Jun 2015 #1
Americans are, fundamentally, Democrats MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #2
Right again, Manny. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #51
FDR Democrats specifically. nt tblue37 Jun 2015 #77
Brightness is the word, why I call Bernie The Sunshine Candidate (and The Disinfector) appalachiablue Jun 2015 #100
Two thumbs up hifiguy Jun 2015 #131
I got 95% Bernie. I'm for Hillary, but I'd be thrilled for either to be President. n/t prayin4rain Jun 2015 #3
Could I inquire what % for SamKnause Jun 2015 #27
Either 87 or 81, I can't remember which. n/t prayin4rain Jun 2015 #41
Thank you. SamKnause Jun 2015 #42
I'm not basing my choice on an internet multiple choice test. prayin4rain Jun 2015 #48
Thank you for your reply and input. SamKnause Jun 2015 #49
Until each has laid out concrete plans prayin4rain Jun 2015 #60
Thanks SamKnause Jun 2015 #64
I see your point, but on the other hand... thesquanderer Jun 2015 #68
Yeah, those are good points. She's been strong, but she's prayin4rain Jun 2015 #74
I do not agree with Bill Clinton and Paul Ryan when they had an agreeable conversation about priva DhhD Jun 2015 #115
I didn't see the conversation. But, I don't agree with privatizing SS either. prayin4rain Jun 2015 #116
You are on the wrong planet or board randys1 Jun 2015 #102
Really, the NERVE of that guy! 7962 Jun 2015 #108
Can I ask why, if Bernie represents you more on the issues, why you would not help him win? sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #29
Not to offend.... CANDO Jun 2015 #37
I will never understand that reasoning. SamKnause Jun 2015 #43
Thats how I see it also. CANDO Jun 2015 #46
That's how I see it as well. SamKnause Jun 2015 #47
+1 Bernie 2016 Jun 2015 #72
Thank you Bernie 2016. SamKnause Jun 2015 #73
Some people elect candidates, others audition them n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #104
Are you sure that's true? Chemisse Jun 2015 #134
It appears that way to me CANDO Jun 2015 #139
I'm not basing my choice on an internet multiple choice test. prayin4rain Jun 2015 #40
I got 96% Sanders, 87% Clinton, 65% O'Malley arcane1 Jun 2015 #107
Mine was super low on them too and I still wondered how the hell I had any! prayin4rain Jun 2015 #111
Same here, it wasn't close at all but still too close arcane1 Jun 2015 #112
Haha, exactly! n/t prayin4rain Jun 2015 #113
Thanks, that's a pretty good survey Martin Eden Jun 2015 #4
I was rpannier Jun 2015 #5
Bernie 96%, Hillary 79%, O'Malley 71%, and the rest are under 50%. nt valerief Jun 2015 #6
A high school acquaintance - Hell Hath No Fury Jun 2015 #7
Bernie has fought hard for Vets, so maybe that is why your friend likes him? sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #30
Your friend doesn't surprise me... Volaris Jun 2015 #56
I got 98% for Bernie and 91% for Clinton PatrickforO Jun 2015 #8
I'm jealous jayschool Jun 2015 #125
It is a good tool to pass around. Half-Century Man Jun 2015 #9
97 Bernie, 90 Hillary, 80 O'Malley nt DRoseDARs Jun 2015 #10
Bernie IS the mainstream candidate! TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #11
Sanders 96%, Hillary 80%, O'Malley 72%. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2015 #12
98% Sanders, 76% Clinton frylock Jun 2015 #13
Sanders 99%, Clinton 94%, O'Malley 74% Cruz 1% Flying Squirrel Jun 2015 #14
Hmmm, now that is one heck of a combo nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #15
Well, it equals 100%! HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #103
The I Side With Survey has been going around lately. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #16
I'm delighted to note stage left Jun 2015 #17
I think I would chew off my leg if I agreed with Cruz at 9%. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #52
I find that stage left Jun 2015 #78
hey, even Mussolini got the trains to run on time! nt 7962 Jun 2015 #110
98% with Bernie! emsimon33 Jun 2015 #18
.. Cleita Jun 2015 #20
Miss you! emsimon33 Jun 2015 #21
Me too, Me too! angstlessk Jun 2015 #87
Conforming with the trend DFW Jun 2015 #19
I didn't get any popup. Who set it up? Why would that matter? The questions are pretty sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #32
I sure got the popup DFW Jun 2015 #36
What I'm saying is that it is possible that when a score shows a preference for ANY candidate sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #83
Actually, that would be an interesting thing to try DFW Jun 2015 #97
I didn't either, but I have Adblock Plus n/t BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #71
99% Bernie. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #22
86% Bernie Sanders JayhawkSD Jun 2015 #23
95% Bernie. raven mad Jun 2015 #24
I have a right wingnut cousin who has been posting pictures of Bernie quotes on her timeline for ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #25
Don't tell her, lol. If it's an open primary state she can vote for him in the primary. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #33
96% Bernie 72% Hillary. SamKnause Jun 2015 #26
99% Bernie HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #28
Sanders 100%, Clinton 87%, O'Malley 76%, Huckabee 43% eridani Jun 2015 #31
100% Sanders Piasladic Jun 2015 #136
Bernie 98% Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #34
Me was 98% Bernie too! Rockyj Jun 2015 #99
that test told me i agree with huckabee on reproductive freedom fizzgig Jun 2015 #35
Bernie Sanders 97% nt avebury Jun 2015 #38
mine, Sanders: 98%; Clinton, 90%, O'Malley, 79%. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2015 #39
And that is why he can win - TBF Jun 2015 #44
Bernie 98%, Hillary 74%, Bush 52% - TBF Jun 2015 #45
The only folks who want to undo FDR's New Deal are the billionaires, the rest of us want to Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #50
I got a 93% for Bernie, I have even more liberal policy ideas than him. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #53
I know what you mean and I think it is a good thing but it is weird in a way. pampango Jun 2015 #54
Excellent question. I suspect many Americans think they're right-of-center because ... Scuba Jun 2015 #59
Took the quiz, mostly Sanders Bettie Jun 2015 #55
99% with Bernie! jopacaco Jun 2015 #57
98% Bernie, 87% Hillary, 70% O'Malley...4% Fiorina LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #58
I took an internet test that reported my LanternWaste Jun 2015 #61
Interesting survey democrank Jun 2015 #62
Bernie 100% , Clinton 92%, O'Malley 72%....Ted Cruz 0% Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #63
my results 90-percent Jun 2015 #65
Bernie 94%/Hillary 87%...but I lean closer to Hillary. Lucky Luciano Jun 2015 #66
98% Bern. 91% Hillary 73% Malley nt raouldukelives Jun 2015 #67
98%Sanders, 83% Clinton, and 71% o'Malley blackspade Jun 2015 #69
95% Bernie Cosmic Kitten Jun 2015 #70
Bernie wins every time? yallerdawg Jun 2015 #75
Let's see.. Bernie 2016 Jun 2015 #76
I love these conversion stories.. nt boston bean Jun 2015 #79
Bernie Sanders in first with.. Marco Rubio in Second and Hillary Clinton in third. Kurska Jun 2015 #80
"Surveys", like this one meant for amusement and not actually meaning anything, are like that. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #81
Bernie: 97%, Hillary: 88%, TED CRUZ: 4%=WTF? catbyte Jun 2015 #82
I'm really feelin' the BERN . . . DrBulldog Jun 2015 #84
97% with Bernie and 84% with Hillary mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #85
I am a Hillary suporter. iandhr Jun 2015 #86
My results were Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2015 #88
I took the survey abakan Jun 2015 #89
As are most Americans, they just don't realize it Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #90
Sanders 97%, Clinton 92%. n/t Orsino Jun 2015 #91
For me: Bernie Sanders, 91%. Hillary Clinton, 84%. SpankMe Jun 2015 #92
So how does your right of center TNNurse Jun 2015 #93
Bernie 95%, Hillary 80% O'Malley 77%. Wow, this is weird Huckster 45%, Rand Paul 33% bklyncowgirl Jun 2015 #94
I took the test lark Jun 2015 #95
Weird isn't it? Octafish Jun 2015 #96
Sanders 96%, Clinton 83%, O'Malley 65% Ino Jun 2015 #98
Sanders speaks for the majority, even if many of them don't realize it yet arcane1 Jun 2015 #101
I side 98% with Bernie Sanders. n/t ieoeja Jun 2015 #105
Bernie!! AzDar Jun 2015 #106
Tell him he shouldn't be surprised. Sounds like he doesn't like corporate power either... cascadiance Jun 2015 #109
I got 97% Bernie...and 97% Hillary. titaniumsalute Jun 2015 #114
I got 97% Bernie, 88% Clinton, 73% O'Malley d_r Jun 2015 #117
98% Sanders, 82% Clinton, 69% O'Malley, 55% Christie. robertpaulsen Jun 2015 #118
96% for Sanders, 93% for Clinton sarge43 Jun 2015 #119
90% Bernie lancer78 Jun 2015 #120
Just took the test... wysi Jun 2015 #121
A good friend and fellow biker who is a die-hard Republican............ raven mad Jun 2015 #122
Bernie and Clinton are in a dead heat with me. mwooldri Jun 2015 #123
Ted Cruz BlueJazz Jun 2015 #124
I'm surprised ... aggiesal Jun 2015 #126
Policy by policy, he's right in the center of the mainstream Warpy Jun 2015 #127
98 Bernie 92 Hillary 82 Martin AndreaCG Jun 2015 #128
I took that survey malokvale77 Jun 2015 #129
i side with Hillary and Bernie over 90% each samsingh Jun 2015 #130
says I side 94 % of the time with Bernie PatrynXX Jun 2015 #132
This would be true of MOST Americans if they ever truly bothered to research, instead blm Jun 2015 #133
Results will probably surprise some DU'rs who think they hate Hillary. PBass Jun 2015 #135
Bernie of course. RichVRichV Jun 2015 #137
Bernie 97%, HRC 81%, DU 56% !!!! bluedigger Jun 2015 #138

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. Well I think most people are anarchists at heart...
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 11:00 PM
Jun 2015

they just don't know it because they have been fed so much bull all their lives they actually think that their best interests are aligned with corporate oligarchy.

 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
2. Americans are, fundamentally, Democrats
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 11:06 PM
Jun 2015

Republicans and the Third Way lock out Democratic candidates, so voters must decide between two awful choices.

Bernie's learned to get in the game and to be heard. There is some brightness again.

appalachiablue

(41,118 posts)
100. Brightness is the word, why I call Bernie The Sunshine Candidate (and The Disinfector)
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:37 PM
Jun 2015


That photo of Nixon and Elvis was one of the most popular images among visitors, as I learned when working in the Public Programs Office at the National Archives. I'll never forget hearing that.
 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
131. Two thumbs up
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 07:28 PM
Jun 2015


Poll after poll shows majorities in favor of almost everything Bernie is talking about.

People are starting to wise up.

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)
42. Thank you.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:31 AM
Jun 2015

Now may I inquire why you do not support the candidate

that best represents your views ???

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)
48. I'm not basing my choice on an internet multiple choice test.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:44 AM
Jun 2015

This simple one dimensional test does not come close to factoring in all of the relevant issues. 

I like Bernie. I was excited when he announced. I just don't think he'll be as effective as Hillary. I also think a lot of the ideas that make people support him, will not happen on a national level any time soon. Hillary can push the ball farther. I think Hillary has a better chance of actualizing more of her ideas.

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)
49. Thank you for your reply and input.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:49 AM
Jun 2015

Thank you for the civil conversation.

May I ask a few more questions ???

Have you done the research on both candidates ?

Do your political views align more with Hillary or Bernie ?

No great change will happen at all, if we don't start on the path to change.

I agree Hillary can push the ball farther.

I just do not like the direction Hillary pushes the ball.

Again thanks for your input.

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)
60. Until each has laid out concrete plans
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:49 AM
Jun 2015

on how they would get things done and I've read several economist's analysis of each plan, I have to go on who I think will be able to bring their plans to fruition AND who will be able to thwart the Republicans' evilness most effectively.

Hillary has been fighting these people for 40 years. She will be able to hold the line and push the ball to the left. If I agree with Hillary on 85% of issues and she's able to actualize 50% of those, then I'm in a better boat than agreeing 95% but only 10% are actualized.

Hillary is a top echelon, incredibly savvy politician.
This makes Bernie more likeable, but it makes Hillary a better choice for President, at this stage, in my opinion. Republicans are down right scary, somebody incredibly strong and savvy needs to be in that position. If I start to see greater leadership skills in Bernie, I could change my mind. He's had it easy so far in his political career, so he's not had the chance to demonstrate his strength as much as Hillary.

thesquanderer

(11,982 posts)
68. I see your point, but on the other hand...
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:14 AM
Jun 2015

...has Hillary really been fighting these people for 40 years? You could also make the argument that she has helped facilitate their agenda. Sure, she has been on the right side of many issues, but she has been on the wrong side of some very important ones (IWR, Partiot Act, DOMA, NAFTA).

I'm not one of those Nader types who believes there's no difference between electing a Dem or a Repub (or, more specifically, even a moderate Dem vs a moderate Repub), if for no other reason than Supreme Court appointments. So I'd have no problem choosing HRC in the general, and I understand the importance of having someone who can win in November. But I don't see how we Dems ever get change if we don't make known what it is we really want, so I have to vote for Bernie in the primary.

And if, by some chance, he actually gets the nomination, well, I look at the proverbial clown car on the other side, and I don't see anyone there who I don't think Bernie has a realistic chance of being able to defeat. I think it is to our advantage that the Republican party is in such disarray and filled with so many loon candidates. If we are ever to have any chance of defeating a Republican with a truly progressive candidate, 2016 might be about the best opportunity you could hope for.

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)
74. Yeah, those are good points. She's been strong, but she's
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:30 AM
Jun 2015

also failed to stand up at important junctures. It's a tough decision. I'm terrified of another Republican president. Like, I literally feel actual fear over the idea. So, I may support Hillary a little more for that reason.

But, a truly progressive President, provided they could get things done, would be great for this country. Especially right now. But an ineffectual President is a huge risk with these wolves. Tough decision, for sure.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
115. I do not agree with Bill Clinton and Paul Ryan when they had an agreeable conversation about priva
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 03:55 PM
Jun 2015

privatizing Social Security to Wall Street. Did you see this video taped conversation? Now I wonder how Hillary would make sure that this does not get done?

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)
116. I didn't see the conversation. But, I don't agree with privatizing SS either.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:01 PM
Jun 2015

We let wallstreet steal enough money as it is. ..

randys1

(16,286 posts)
102. You are on the wrong planet or board
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:43 PM
Jun 2015

asking intelligent questions, not attacking a candidate while doing it

Just where in the world do you come off doing that?

I WANNA KNOW

 

CANDO

(2,068 posts)
37. Not to offend....
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 05:54 AM
Jun 2015

But mostly people want a woman potus, regardless of anything else. And we chide the other side for voting against their own interest.

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)
43. I will never understand that reasoning.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:33 AM
Jun 2015

I am a white 61 year old female who votes for the

candidate that bests represents my views.

For me that is Bernie.

 

CANDO

(2,068 posts)
46. Thats how I see it also.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:39 AM
Jun 2015

But yet we had someone upthread saying on the issues, Bernie best reflects their views and yet supports HRC. To me that is entirely counterproductive and voting on what seems to be gender alone.

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)
47. That's how I see it as well.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:43 AM
Jun 2015

They seem to treat it as if they are voting for the winner on American Idol

or the Voice.

It just boggles my mind.

 

Bernie 2016

(90 posts)
72. +1
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:24 AM
Jun 2015

This is what the feeling to me these days that the primaries has turned to one of those stupid contest shows...

Chemisse

(30,807 posts)
134. Are you sure that's true?
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:10 PM
Jun 2015

I am a white female and I favor Bernie.

I would love to see a woman president, but I mostly want the best person to lead and represent us.

 

CANDO

(2,068 posts)
139. It appears that way to me
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 02:00 AM
Jun 2015

I'm sensing a huge chunk of her support is gender driven and that she is owed something which was taken from her in 08.

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)
40. I'm not basing my choice on an internet multiple choice test.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:25 AM
Jun 2015

This simple one dimensional test does not come close to factoring in all of the relevant issues.

I like Bernie, I was excited when he announced. I just don't think he'll be as effective as Hillary. I also think a lot of the ideas that make people support him, will not happen on a national level any time soon. Hillary can push the ball farther.

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)
111. Mine was super low on them too and I still wondered how the hell I had any!
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 03:00 PM
Jun 2015

I had like 20% with HUCKABEE! My shame was great. Haha

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
112. Same here, it wasn't close at all but still too close
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 03:06 PM
Jun 2015

I was thinking "I don't remember being asked if I breathe air and drink water!"

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
5. I was
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:02 AM
Jun 2015

Sanders (98), Clinton (89), O' Malley (69) that surprised me, Huckabee and Paul (37), Christie (33), Bush and Carson (17), Perry and Santorum (12), Cruz (11), Walker (10), Rubio and Graham (7) and Fiorina (6)

 

Hell Hath No Fury

(16,327 posts)
7. A high school acquaintance -
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:10 AM
Jun 2015

who I am friends with on FB has been posting pro-Bernie stuff like crazy. He is white, middle-aged, lives in VA, is into motorcycles/guns/Jesus/the Confederate flag. The guy is also a vet, a family man, and a Union worker. And he loves him some Bernie.

On edit: 99% Bernie for me. I have my candidate.

Volaris

(10,269 posts)
56. Your friend doesn't surprise me...
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:36 AM
Jun 2015

I work at a Midwest hotel, and one of our regulars is a near retirement truck driver from north georgia.
republican, white, southern heritage, progun, small government, all that good jazz that we usually deride as signs of personal ignorance around here.
He knows southern and central appilacia as well as anyone, and swears to high heaven that if it weren't for FDR and the Tennessee valley authority, half of West Virginia TO THIS DAY wouldn't have electricity.
In other words, he might not care all that much for the 'welfare state' but he is damn-well smart enough to know who butters HIS bread, so to speak, and is willing to make some smart trades that work in his immediate and long-term favor.
And there are millions of him across America.
GO BERNIE, GO.

PatrickforO

(14,570 posts)
8. I got 98% for Bernie and 91% for Clinton
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:10 AM
Jun 2015

0% for Cruz. No surprise there - that guy is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I am.

jayschool

(180 posts)
125. I'm jealous
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 05:57 PM
Jun 2015

Not sure how I scored 9 percent for Cruz. Nine percent of me feels really dirty right now.

On the other hand, I scored 99 percent for Bernie and 87 for Hill.

That's good.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
16. The I Side With Survey has been going around lately.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:45 AM
Jun 2015

Does anyone have anybody scoring higher than Sanders on their answers?

I hit 99% with Bernie. Anyone have Hillary or someone else higher?

By that I mean, does someone have Hillary over Sanders?

stage left

(2,961 posts)
17. I'm delighted to note
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:47 AM
Jun 2015

That I only agree with Ted Cruz on 9 % of the issues. I'm 97% Bernie, 83% Hillary and 70 % M O'M.

stage left

(2,961 posts)
78. I find that
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:57 AM
Jun 2015

a rather ugly and unneccesary comment. I think Cruz and I agreed that the sky is blue. A surprise, I know.

DFW

(54,335 posts)
19. Conforming with the trend
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 01:38 AM
Jun 2015

97% Bernie, 84% Hillary, etc etc.

Then suddenly I get a pop-up to click on some question saying I support Bernie Sanders on some obvious issue, and asking for my email address.

That raises the question of just who set up this questionnaire, and how "objective is it?" Our ideals should stand on their own merits. I don't need some friendly version of Frank Luntz to push me in a direction I already want to go.

Like Smaug, the dragon, said in his "interview" with Colbert, "I don't like this."

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
32. I didn't get any popup. Who set it up? Why would that matter? The questions are pretty
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:40 AM
Jun 2015

straightforward. Maybe people whose scores show they agree with Hillary more, get pop ups too?

DFW

(54,335 posts)
36. I sure got the popup
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 05:07 AM
Jun 2015

The second I got my score, poof, there it was.

It matters plenty. It compromises the perceived objectivity of whoever does the poll's scoring. Obviously the questions were straightforward, but just who does the scoring calculations, and how they were done, are anything but clear. I didn't program the poll, and neither did you. Somebody else did, and since I don't yet have a preference in this race, neither they, nor their poll could possibly know who I prefer.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
83. What I'm saying is that it is possible that when a score shows a preference for ANY candidate
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 11:19 AM
Jun 2015

the popup may appear. I don't know if that is the case or not, and neither do you. I get ads on many sites I go to which are matched to words or phrases in the search. This could be the same thing. Not someone manipulating but simply the way ads are done online. Eg, if your score shows you favor Hillary, does the same thing happen?

I have seen ads on liberal blogs for far right wingers simply because their name was mentioned.

I very much doubt Sanders' campaign is behind this poll. They don't have the money to spend on something that isn't going to help their campaign very much.

DFW

(54,335 posts)
97. Actually, that would be an interesting thing to try
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 01:58 PM
Jun 2015

i.e. find someone whose score showed they preferred Hillary, and got a popup. Since I found at least 95% of the questions to be no-brainers--maybe more, I don't remember them all--and haven't seen anyone say their score said they prefer anyone other than Sanders, that in itself is odd. You can't tell me that the only people who tried the test are Sanders supporters.

I get popups asking for contributions all the time when asked for signatures on petitions, etc. But that is rather obviously deliberate. If someone latched onto this poll and inserted the Bernie popup--well, I guess, but whoever did it didn't do Bernie any favors. I agreed with the popup, but it didn't enhance the objectivity of the poll any for me--quite the opposite. Maybe I need to hear from the first person to say the poll indicated they preferred O'Malley to take it more seriously. I haven't yet heard one person say so, for whatever that's worth, and anyone can write a poll to get desired results from a group of like-minded people.

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
25. I have a right wingnut cousin who has been posting pictures of Bernie quotes on her timeline for
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:09 AM
Jun 2015

quite awhile. I'm sure she has (or had) no idea that he is a dreaded socialist, she just liked what he said.

eridani

(51,907 posts)
31. Sanders 100%, Clinton 87%, O'Malley 76%, Huckabee 43%
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:39 AM
Jun 2015

Was surprised to find Huckabee in favor of increasing Medicaid, trying terror suspects in domestic courts, equal pay and giving children of undocumented workers citizen ship. He's against Common Core--dislike of which is truly bipartisan.

Piasladic

(1,160 posts)
136. 100% Sanders
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:15 PM
Jun 2015

When I got that result and Clinton in the low 90's, I figured it was a joke... Some Pro Bernie thing I didn't need. I already love Bernie Sanders.

However, it seems other people are getting more understandable percents... so maybe it isn't a fraud.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
35. that test told me i agree with huckabee on reproductive freedom
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:04 AM
Jun 2015


99 percent bernie, 88 percent hillary and 76 percent o'malley. i'm a bit disturbed i got 34 percent for huckabee.
 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
39. mine, Sanders: 98%; Clinton, 90%, O'Malley, 79%.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 06:38 AM
Jun 2015

Clown car contingent: Christie, 39%, Rand Paul, 34%, Scott Walker, 19%, Ben Carson, 16%, Carly Fiorina, 13%, Ted Cruz, 2%.

TBF

(32,041 posts)
44. And that is why he can win -
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:35 AM
Jun 2015

he can get the Reagan dems back. That's our labor base and we need them. As I watch confederate flags being lowered all over the country (and watch the acceptance of gay marriage grow) I have hope that we can do this. Yes, there are some backwards people out there who we will never reach. But I no longer believe they are the majority.

TBF

(32,041 posts)
45. Bernie 98%, Hillary 74%, Bush 52% -
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:38 AM
Jun 2015

and then the crazies from the clown car were all really low. I'm just not in love with neo-lib theory. I think we need to keep looking out for our people and not ship jobs overseas by the millions. I would feel differently if we had a minimum income and serious re-training and other safety nets, but we don't.

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)
50. The only folks who want to undo FDR's New Deal are the billionaires, the rest of us want to
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:07 AM
Jun 2015

expand and enrich the New Deal! Most Americans are Progressives, they just need to know that. The billionaires are Regressives, wanting us to live in feudalism while they live in gluttonous luxury.

pampango

(24,692 posts)
54. I know what you mean and I think it is a good thing but it is weird in a way.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:19 AM
Jun 2015

What makes your acquaintance "right-of-center"? Does he just think of himself as conservative (because that is 'cool' ) or does he really have conservative views on important issues? I suppose left-right, liberal-conservative groupings get confused with populism which can cross those definitions.

 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
59. Excellent question. I suspect many Americans think they're right-of-center because ...
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:38 AM
Jun 2015

... they've been told they are.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
61. I took an internet test that reported my
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:52 AM
Jun 2015

I took an internet test that reported my past life as a Ptolemaic engineer helpful in the construction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

democrank

(11,092 posts)
62. Interesting survey
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:52 AM
Jun 2015

After answering all the additional questions:

Bernie........97%

Hillary........84%

O`Malley....67%

Lucky Luciano

(11,253 posts)
66. Bernie 94%/Hillary 87%...but I lean closer to Hillary.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:00 AM
Jun 2015

I lean closer to Hillary for somewhat selfish reasons - I put more weight on certain issues than this survey does. I work at a hedge fund. However, if Bernie were elected, I think that would be pretty cool too.

As for the others:

O'Malley 65
R Paul 31
Fuckabee 31
Chris Krispy 31
Bush 21
Perry 17
Rubio 16
Fiorina 15
Graham 13
Walker 13
Cruz 12
Carson 11
Sanitarium 9

Cosmic Kitten

(3,498 posts)
70. 95% Bernie
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:18 AM
Jun 2015

Interesting site!

95% Bernie
70% Her
42% Rand!?!

Oddly, it said I had common ground
with "her" on economic issues....
but in the report it said they could not
determine her position on the issues???


According to their map I should be
living somewhere between
Massachusetts and Vermont?

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
75. Bernie wins every time?
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:41 AM
Jun 2015

How do you keep getting the same result no matter how you answer?

What happened to skepticism?

 

Bernie 2016

(90 posts)
76. Let's see..
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:50 AM
Jun 2015

99% Santorum
98% Cruz
93% Rand
....

Oh wait, that was my tea-party uber-asshole alter-ego.. here's the real thing..

97% Bernie
82% Hillary
67% O'Malley

The clowns that came closest to me was 9% Rand

Kurska

(5,739 posts)
80. Bernie Sanders in first with.. Marco Rubio in Second and Hillary Clinton in third.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 11:04 AM
Jun 2015

85% Bernie Sanders
70% Marco Rubio
65% Hillary Clinton
60% Mike Huckabee

How is that even possible?


iandhr

(6,852 posts)
86. I am a Hillary suporter.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 11:48 AM
Jun 2015

But I am also a huge Bernie fan. I also like Martin O'Malley.


However most Americans state they won't vote for a "Socialist"

It doesn't matter if many people agree with Sanders on many of the issues. He can't win a general election because in our political world facts don't manner.

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
88. My results were
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:16 PM
Jun 2015

95% Bernie. 80% Hillary. O'Malley was in the 50s. No one else broke 35%. Snot Walker was 6% and was the very bottom of my list.

 

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)
90. As are most Americans, they just don't realize it
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:52 PM
Jun 2015

Until you break down actual policy. Americans have been brainwashed to hate government so much, and anti-government rhetoric and sentiment often rules the day.

We must unlearn this

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
93. So how does your right of center
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 01:20 PM
Jun 2015

explain this??? Perhaps he needs a new way to express himself.

You might buy him a drink and welcome him to a more liberal community.

bklyncowgirl

(7,960 posts)
94. Bernie 95%, Hillary 80% O'Malley 77%. Wow, this is weird Huckster 45%, Rand Paul 33%
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 01:42 PM
Jun 2015

OK, Huckabee is something of a populist on economic issues and I'm close to Rand Paul on the Patriot Act, drug and surveillance issues.

The rest of the Republicans way below 20%

lark

(23,083 posts)
95. I took the test
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 01:47 PM
Jun 2015

100% match for Bernie (no surprise at all there)
94% match for Hillary - somewhat surprising.

Ino

(3,366 posts)
98. Sanders 96%, Clinton 83%, O'Malley 65%
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:25 PM
Jun 2015

But... but... they didn't ask who my genitals align with!

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
109. Tell him he shouldn't be surprised. Sounds like he doesn't like corporate power either...
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:51 PM
Jun 2015

Tell him that if he doesn't like corporate power in our government, that he shouldn't be surprised that this entity is using a lot of that power to spread a lot of disinformation that he's probably heard in effort to steer many people like him away from Bernie and perhaps persuade him to expand his boundaries of where he looks for information. That would be a good neutral way to not go after whatever party affiliation he has, etc. but to note that it isn't so much of a party issue, but a corruption issue of both parties, and the very function of government itself and the consolidated media space that creates the false narrative we have to endure now.

d_r

(6,907 posts)
117. I got 97% Bernie, 88% Clinton, 73% O'Malley
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:04 PM
Jun 2015

but only 62% DU, 42% my state of Tennessee and 13% the nearest town

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)
118. 98% Sanders, 82% Clinton, 69% O'Malley, 55% Christie.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:28 PM
Jun 2015

Apparently, Christie and I agree on environmental issues.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
119. 96% for Sanders, 93% for Clinton
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:45 PM
Jun 2015

I'm supporting Sanders, but whoever wins the nomination, I'm there.

wysi

(1,512 posts)
121. Just took the test...
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 05:22 PM
Jun 2015

... got 97% Bernie. 85% Hillary. I'll happily vote for whomever has the D after their name in the GE.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
122. A good friend and fellow biker who is a die-hard Republican............
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 05:25 PM
Jun 2015

just came up 83% Bernie...............

mwooldri

(10,302 posts)
123. Bernie and Clinton are in a dead heat with me.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 05:38 PM
Jun 2015

Naturally I'd be happy with either candidate. O'Malley wasn't far off. Apparently I side more with Jeb Bush (puke!) on environmental issues. Go figure.

aggiesal

(8,910 posts)
126. I'm surprised ...
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 06:07 PM
Jun 2015

Sanders - 98%
Clinton - 96%
O'Malley - 71%
Paul - 52%
Huckabee - 52%
Bush - 51%
Christie - 51%
Walker - 30%
Graham - 28%
Carson - 23%
Santorum - 15%
Perry - 15%
Cruz - 9%
Fiorina - 9%

Warpy

(111,237 posts)
127. Policy by policy, he's right in the center of the mainstream
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 06:32 PM
Jun 2015

and that's why I'll be voting for him in the primary, hoping a very good showing and making Clinton and any other party favorites have to work damned hard to beat him, catching a fucking clue in the process.

I think a lot of Republicans would be surprised by that poll. I'll have to suggest it more often when the subject comes up at other sites.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
129. I took that survey
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 07:02 PM
Jun 2015

First thing I noticed was, only one question allowed me to say how important an issue was. All the others were grayed out at "some what". I answered most questions with my own stance (I am an artist and see all the shades of gray).

Other than that, I was Bernie Sanders at 98%. I think the Israel support question kept us from being 100%. I don't support the current government of Israel.

Go Bernie.




samsingh

(17,594 posts)
130. i side with Hillary and Bernie over 90% each
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 07:15 PM
Jun 2015

either candidate works for me - but i prefer Hillary.

blm

(113,040 posts)
133. This would be true of MOST Americans if they ever truly bothered to research, instead
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 08:05 PM
Jun 2015

of relying on Moonie News broadcast by FOX.

PBass

(1,537 posts)
135. Results will probably surprise some DU'rs who think they hate Hillary.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:12 PM
Jun 2015

For me:

99% Bernie
84% Hillary

They are very close on most of the important issues.

RichVRichV

(885 posts)
137. Bernie of course.
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:19 PM
Jun 2015

I was 98% Bernie and 79% Hillary.


My mom was 89% Bernie and 72% Hillary. She has been dead set that she won't vote for Hillary for a long time.

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)
138. Bernie 97%, HRC 81%, DU 56% !!!!
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 11:21 PM
Jun 2015

I don't know which of youse is mucking up the numbers, but when I find out...

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