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I got Obama, but I was surprised that I had some McCain picks in there as well. The quotes out of context of the whole platform, though, are odd. I did select some McCain quotes, which really underscores my lack of knowledge with regards to what these soundbites actually *mean*. It's almost like code. I didn't immediately equate "payroll" tax with "income" tax, for some reason.
And what's with Obama saying immigrants need to learn English? Immigrants *do* learn English, but not necessarily the first generation. It's not like you can turn a switch and SHAZAM! ENGLISH! Ah well.
I got Obama, but had two McCain picks in there as well. They were on global warming and gay marriage, amazingly, but those were both quotes that pretty much said the exact same thing for both candidates. I wouldn't really use this as a way to decide who to vote for if you're undecided, but it was a fun diversion.
Funzy! Another Obama duh here, but it was good to see that McCain had some talking points that I agreed with. I also chose the McCain gay marriage quote, even though he said he was against it, because I think all marriages should be essentially forms of contracts. I also liked his quote on the supreme court - the Obama one there was pretty bad - but at the same time, I know I'd rather see Obama appointees.
Well, in all fairness. McCain's statements on the economy aren't even consistent from day to day, much less throughout the campaign, so he's bound to hit the mark once in a while... before he says the opposite a few days later.
. The quotes out of context of the whole platform, though, are odd.
Agreed. There were definitely some questions where I agreed with one statement (outside of any context) more than the other, but I could tell it was from McCain and not Obama, so I picked the Obama quote just so I could have the desired outcome.
Obama, which is interesting. I've been avoiding most of these matchy-match things just because they bother at some strange level, but I've been following the campaigning. (It's hard not to here.)
Obama, with 2 McCain picks on immigration and on gay marriage.
But I wouldn't set too much store by these. Quotes without context are just quotes, and the candidates use the language of their audience when speaking. The platforms themselves, policy plans, are much more important and reliable indicators of the problem-solving approach each will take.
Obama, but it was really close, with 6 McCain picks (2/2 on economy, 1/2 on health, Iraq and immigration, 1/5 on hot topics).
In many cases, I found it hard to agree with either of them, though, since some of these statements hardly meant (or stated) anything for me. I guess this is due to my coming from a different political-cultural context.
In many cases, I found it hard to agree with either of them, though, since some of these statements hardly meant (or stated) anything for me. I guess this is due to my coming from a different political-cultural context.
I had the same reaction to most of them, and I'm in their political-cultural context. I felt like I didn't agree with either statement most of the time, so it was more like, "Which statement makes you less twitchy?"
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