guess the candidate

[ginnyinWI]

Like whome, I'm signed up for intermittant Zogby polls via email. Here's one of today's questions. And my answer was easy! I'd bet most of us here can guess the candidates even without reading the full descriptions. Want to have a go at it?

Which of the following Democratic candidates are your more likely to vote for president?

Candidate A is the governor of a swing state in the Southwest. Candidate A was a congressman before he served as Ambassador to the UN and Secretary of Energy. He is considered to be a moderate in the party. If elected, Candidate A would be the first Hispanic President.

Candidate B is a three term Senator from a swing state in the Midwest. Candidate B is considered liberal, but a maverick in the party willing to take unpopular stances and to take positions against his party. Candidate B is best known for cosponsoring and passing a major campaign finance reform law in the Senate.

Candidate C is a two term Senator and former two-term governor of a Republican state in the Midwest. During his term as governor, he cut taxes, created jobs and created a scholarship program for low-income students. In the Senate Candidate C has been a moderate and not considered to be too partisan.

Candidate D was a former four-star general and NATO supreme commander during the Clinton Administration. He was first in his class at West Point, a Rhodes Scholar, is a decorated Vietnam Veteran, and is a national security expert. He is a successful businessman leading the effort to reduce our dependence on oil. Is a moderate on domestic policy issues and is from the South.

Candidate E is a decorated Vietnam War veteran who is generally considered a liberal. He is regarded as articulate on a wide range of issues. He supported the war in Iraq, but is now critical of how the Bush administration is handling the aftermath. He has been a district attorney, a lieutenant governor, and has been a United States senator from a northeastern state for 20 years.

Candidate F is a former one-term senator from a southern state and former vice presidential nominee. Before entering politics he was a medical malpractice attorney. He is considered a populist candidate and since leaving office has focused his time addressing poverty and inequities in America.

Candidate G is the former one term governor of a southern state. While he was governor, Candidate G's state was rated as the best managed in the country and he was ranked as one of the five best governors by Time magazine. Candidate G left office with high approval ratings and bipartisan support.

Candidate H is a six term Senator from a Northeastern state. In the Senate Candidate H has focused on increasing access to college and cracking down on crime, which includes authoring the Violence Against Women Act. Candidate H is also known as one of the Senate's foremost experts on foreign policy. Candidate H briefly ran for president in 1988, but a plagiarism controversy forced him to withdraw.

Candidate I is a senator from a Northeastern state. Since being elected to the Senate, Candidate I has kept a low profile and often reached out across the aisle, despite being a big name and polarizing figure before entering elective office. If elected Candidate I would be the first Female President.

Candidate J was a two-term governor from a swing state in the Midwest. As governor he has cracked down on sex offenders and the production of methamphetamines. Candidate J is also a staunch opponent of the death penalty. As governor he served on national organizations dedicated to alternative fuels, agriculture and biotechnology. He is also the chair of a group of moderate Democrats.

Candidate K is a former two-term Senator from a small state in the West. Before entering the Senate he served in the Army and his state's legislature. In the Senate he was a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War and through the use of the filibuster was able to force the end of the draft. Since leaving the Senate Candidate K has promoted direct democracy though nationwide ballot initiatives and has been an opponent of the war in Iraq.

[ProSense]

1. WTF?

Candidate E is a decorated Vietnam War veteran who is generally considered a liberal. He is regarded as articulate on a wide range of issues. He supported the war in Iraq, but is now critical of how the Bush administration is handling the aftermath. He has been a district attorney, a lieutenant governor, and has been a United States senator from a northeastern state for 20 years.

Talk about bias! This is disgraceful!

[karynnj]

2. That is absolute bias and it repeated ALL the time

by Republicans and some Democrats. Also he wasn't a district attorney, but an assistant district attorney.

This is basically a push poll tactic. Note further that the co-sponsor of the IWR who was FOR the war gets no such comment.

[whometense]

3. I did that one a few days ago.

I laughed when I read the descriptions. Not too hard to figure out which candidate was which, was it?? ;-)

[ginnyinWI]

6. yeah, really!

I don't know just who they think they are fooling! Kind of transparent! :rofl:

[jillan]

4. That was easy to figure out

E for:

exquisite
educated
effort
emotion
equality
exuberant
experienced

and
Everything a President should be...
Yep - Kerry is candidate E:9

[ginnyinWI]

7. E is also for:

elegant
excellent
energetic (and then some)
environmentalist
earns his keep
especially nice
entirely dedicated

:loveya:

[jillan]

8. heehee - great list :)

[blm]

5. My analysis - Vilsack or the DLC paid for the poll.

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[karynnj]

9. I sent them an email - I wish I had the survey so I could vote E

I have in the past participated in your surveys. This current survey fits what I would call a push poll. Although you don't label the candidates, you define them by short descriptions. Contrast your definitions of John Kerry and John Edwards.

For Kerry: Candidate E is a decorated Vietnam War veteran who is generally considered a liberal. He is regarded as articulate on a wide range of issues. He supported the war in Iraq, but is now critical of how the Bush administration is handling the aftermath. He has been a district attorney, a lieutenant governor, and has been a United States senator from a northeastern state for 20 years.

Kerry voted for the IWR, but in comments on the Senate floor and throughout the fall, it was clear that he was not for war, but was for getting the inspectors in. Kerry in January, 2003 (before the invasion) in a major speech at Georgetown University demanded that the president "not rush to war". After Bush invaded, he called for "Regime change here". During 2004, while he defended his vote, he said that if he was President he would not have gone to war and repeatedly said "wrong war, wrong place, wrong time.". If your description said "voted for the IWR", it would be accurate. In fact, the complexity of Kerry's situation in 2004 was because he had been against going to war - which the President threw at him in the first debate.

For Edwards: Candidate F is a former one-term senator from a southern state and former vice presidential nominee. Before entering politics he was a medical malpractice attorney. He is considered a populist candidate and since leaving office has focused his time addressing poverty and inequities in America.

For Edwards, you ignore that he was the second most pro-war of the 2004 candidates after Lieberman. He was on the Intelligence Committee which received more information and he was a co-sponsor of the IWR and (on Hardball) was for the war in late 2003 and said there were reasons other than WMD that justified it.

[ginnyinWI]

10. here is the link if you want to sign up

http://interactive.zogby.com/join/tell.cfm

[karynnj]

11. Thanks - I'm actually signed up

I suspect they split the sample and not everyone got that one. But I did do the last 2 that were still open.