I voted moderate. I'm somewhat libertarian in my beliefs but I'd say I'm very close to arminnie's Rockefeller Republican description. My favorite President of the US is Theodore Roosevelt, if that tells you anything.
I don't vote for the party but for the person. I've voted for Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and independents, sometimes all in the same election. I voted for Bush the last two times but voted in the Democrat US Senate primary here in VA this year, and if former Gov. Mark Warner throws his hat into the ring for the Dem nomination in '08, I would support him.
We always hear about cutting or raising taxes, or increasing spending. I would love to see someone from either party make a serious proposal to cut spending. Of course, if that happens there will be a run on paper bags because everyone from the halls of Congress to the man on the street will be hyperventilating.
The politicalcompass.org quiz has been posted here before, and I have to say that I hate it with a purple passion.
First, there is no "not sure/undecided" choice to the questions. With a question like "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", have a hard time either agreeing or disagreeing, because sometimes it may be true but sometimes it isn't.
And this question -- "A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system." Umm, yeah, I agree that is an advantage, but does that make a one-party state right or the best form? Cuba and North Korea are one-party states, but are they better off than the US? Another question where a neutral answer choice would be preferred.
Second, some of the questions leave me with other questions. For example, "Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races." What "other races"?? Ewoks???? Or did Magento from the X-Men movies contribute this question?? I answered disagree just so I could complete the test, but this "other races" business is ridiculous.
Yeah, I get that the test creator probably wants people to make a decision one way or another, but it's frustrating because everything isn't as black and white as they want to make it.
In any event, I scored Economic Left/Right: 1.75, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46, below where it shows Gerhard Schroeder on the international chart.
Personally I prefer the Worlds Smallest Political Quiz found here --
http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html. I fall squarely into the Libertarian range
I find myself getting more liberal as I grow older. Under 30 I was an uber-Republican, and while still registered as one today, at age 41, I find myself slowly gravitating toward the middle and left. To me, it's the opposite, though. Sometimes life experiences teach us to be more compassionate as we mature.
