Shortest Political Quiz

Since people are already throwing their name into the would-be presidential hat, I thought this quiz might be fun for you.

Advocates for Self Government, whoever they are, has a very short quiz that will show you where you stand on the political spectrum.  

There's a total of 10 questions: 5 for personal issues, and 5 for economic issues.

You might be surprised where you stand.

Take the quiz here.

Who Should I Vote For President In 2012- Quiz Part Two

The main GOP contenders for president have been whittled down to the presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, and straggler Ron Paul who is hanging on like a hungry dog to a bone.
Barack Obama, naturally, has no major competitors, so it looks like it will be between Obama and Romney come November.  However, there are others running on a hope and no prayer of ever getting elected.

It's often a challenge to know who to vote for when none of the candidates are appetizing. But there have been a few quizzes out there to help you decide which one you are most aligned with.  Back in January, when there were more Republicans vying for top dog position, I posted about ABC's Match-o-Matic quiz, which listed the top 8 GOPers still running at the time, and Barack Obama.  Now there's another  2012 Presidential Election Quiz from isidewith.com, that lists those who are still in the running from all major, independent and third parties. 

Besides Romney, Paul and Obama, it also includes:

Gary Johnson- formerly a Republican now running as a Libertarian

Fred Karger- the first openly gay candidate running as an Independent Republican

Jimmy McMillan- a complicated background, of The Rent Is Too Damn High Party fame

Kent Mespley- Green Party

Buddy Roemer- formerly a Democrat, then a Republican, now running as an American Elect, Reform Party candidate, (yeah, I'd never heard of it either)

There are other candidates, not included in the quiz, listed here on Wikipedia, including Texas inmate Keith Judd who just won 41% of the West Virginia Democratic vote against Obama.

When taking the quiz, make sure to click on the  additional questions that some of the sections have.

Who Should I Vote For In The Republican 2012 Primaries?

Let's face it, our pool of presidential hopefuls isn't very thrilling, and it's hard to determine which of all the candidates has the greatest potential to beat Barack Obama in the 2012 elections.

But fear not, the UK Telegraph has a great little test to help you with that decision.  With a series of questions from Defense/Foreign Policy/Homeland Security to Healthcare,  it matches you with the candidate who is most closely aligned with your political beliefs.  Obviously, not all the candidates are listed, only the main contenders.

Those listed in this particular quiz (in alphabetical order) are:

Michelle Bachmann
Herman Cain
Newt Gingrich
Ron Paul
Rick Perry
Mitt Romney

To take the test, click here. At the end of the quiz, where it asks you to enter your email address, just click on "skip this", and you will get your results.

I can't vouch for its accuracy, neither does VoteMatch, the company that created the quiz, but it certainly is a fun way to give you an inkling of who you should consider.

UPDATE:

Here's another great quiz, with different questions, from selectsmart.com.  It has a more comprehensive list, including Obama, and also has listed politicians who might not be running.

UPDATE 1/23/12

And another presidential quiz from ABC that includes Obama.