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From canuckgirl, the American Presidential Candidate Selector:

1. Your ideal theoretical candidate. (100%)
2. Libertarian Candidate (72%)
3. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (45%)
4. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (44%)
5. Bush, President George W. - Republican (42%)
6. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (40%)
7. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (37%)
8. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (36%)
9. Green Party Candidate (32%)
10. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (31%)
11. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (31%)
12. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (30%)
13. Socialist Candidate (28%)
14. Gephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (26%)
15. Lieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (26%)
16. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (14%)
17. Hagelin, Dr. John - Natural Law (10%)

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Libertarian, no surprise there, but the next actual human name is less than 50% on my list. Now, my politics may be a little weird, but I gotta wonder. The last three elections elected a president with less than 50% of the vote. That is, a majority of America voted against Clinton the first time, Clinton the second time, and W. I wonder how widespread the pattern of my list is -- if you don't find a candidate that agrees well with you, the rest are all clumped together and almost indistinguishable?

However, the test is politically based, which historically is only a portion of a voter's inspiration. Much of the rest is based on a gut feeling about what kind of man (so far, only men) the candidate is. Is he honest? Will he screw up? Will I be happy with this clown representing my country to the world? I would have to rearrange my list based on gut feeling as well as politics. For example, I'd probably swap Sharpton (who I wouldn't trust to run a Boy Scout Troop) with Lieberman, who has, up until a few months ago, been a man of principle (and, if elected, I feel might "revert" back to principle).

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