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dajoki

(10,685 posts) Tue Jul 10, 2012, 03:47 PM Jul 2012

Are you more (or less) liberal than President Obama? Take our quiz! [View all]

Are you more (or less) liberal than President Obama? Take our quiz!

Some Democrats see President Obama’s first term as a string of promises broken by the realities of political office. On the other side, Republicans have labeled Mr. Obama the most radical, liberal president in American history, going so far as to brand him a socialist.

Are you more of a lefty than President Obama? Do his positions contradict your values? Or is the match just right? Take our quiz to find out.

- Laura Edwins, Contributor

Take The Quiz:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2012/0709/Are-you-more-or-less-liberal-than-President-Obama-Take-our-quiz/What-s-the-best-plan-to-reduce-our-dependency-on-foreign-oil

My result:

Congratulations! You're more liberal than President Obama!

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Are you more (or less) liberal than President Obama? Take our quiz! [View all] dajoki Jul 2012 OP

Me, too. But it won't stop me from voting for him. longship Jul 2012 #1

Nor I n/t dajoki Jul 2012 #4

Thats a pretty low bar... Richard Nixon was more liberal than Pres Obama. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #2

yup. OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #5

I agree! emsimon33 Jul 2012 #18

Pres Nixon was a member of a more liberal Republican Party that had no pushback on Liberal policies stevenleser Jul 2012 #34

I'm sure the students at Kent State thought so too...nt SidDithers Jul 2012 #42

Ask the Occupiers, HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #64

It wasn't Nixon who sicced the National Guard on those students Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #77

Ask union members at the time he was president. They'll paint you a different picture. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #48

And Obama really stepped up to bat for Wisconsin unions? HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #66

What did you want him to do... be there at the rotunda amongst the union supporters? The demosincebirth Jul 2012 #73

Bullshit rufus dog Jul 2012 #59

Ronnie did, Nixon didn't. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #65

I think a more interesting question would be: Have you had more or less actual impact on grantcart Jul 2012 #3

I don't click on any CSM links since I caught them linking to freerepublic some years ago NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #6

Does that include weighting for an obstructionist Republican Congress? Skidmore Jul 2012 #7

Exactly. This poll is ridiculous. Put a sprinter in a wheelchair and see if you are faster stevenleser Jul 2012 #36

Looks like I'm more liberal than he is Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #8

LOL, I'm "definitely a lefty" tularetom Jul 2012 #9

They said, "Definite a lefty... yellerpup Jul 2012 #10

I rated the same... immoderate Jul 2012 #22

I thought so, too. yellerpup Jul 2012 #47

But that reveals just how narrow and rigid our political desingations have become deutsey Jul 2012 #88

That's same rating I got. Nader? I don't think so! I voted Obama and will again. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #52

I can't imagine voting for Nader, not back when, yellerpup Jul 2012 #62

I'm more liberal....but I'll still work for him and vote for him. Bettie Jul 2012 #11

I came out as definitely a lefty Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #12

Me, too! drmeow Jul 2012 #44

Do you mean when I was President, or just a regular citizen ... frazzled Jul 2012 #13

Exactly how I feel. boxman15 Jul 2012 #93

You're definitely a lefty! Your politics are considered radical by many,.... Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2012 #14

me too. nt bananas Jul 2012 #91

That took a bit of time.... WCGreen Jul 2012 #15

color me shocked - I am more liberal. A few odd choices in those questions, but kinda fun to take. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #16

like someone said upthread, I'm still voting for Obama and support him maddezmom Jul 2012 #17

According to them ... surrealAmerican Jul 2012 #19

I agree. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #21

Don't need a quiz for that answer. Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2012 #20

Id be tickled if he were only slightly left of center... HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #23

Yes, I'm a liberal. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #24

"Towing... the line?" Sigh, the correct phrase is fading away. Even the CMS editors didn't catch it. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #40

I know. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #45

There were tons of copy errors in that quiz. Shameful. Brickbat Jul 2012 #79

I'm more liberal, but that's probably not too uncommon around these parts. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2012 #25

I guess I picked the correct user name! LeftofObama Jul 2012 #26

Lefty...... Grey Jul 2012 #27

I'm more liberal Third Doctor Jul 2012 #28

... Jamaal510 Jul 2012 #29

push poll. the REAL question should be: scheming daemons Jul 2012 #30

My thoughts exactly. patrice Jul 2012 #32

No thanks. I already know where I am & he is in the political spectrum. Saw that poll on FB and patrice Jul 2012 #31

Not all Democrats are liberals. btw. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #33

Surprising treestar Jul 2012 #35

Ugh. Can they caricature positions even more, please? JHB Jul 2012 #37

My results. RebelOne Jul 2012 #38

Of course I am. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #39

Holy crap......that whole nader voting thing is suggested again........ a kennedy Jul 2012 #41

You're definitely a lefty! drmeow Jul 2012 #43

Definitely a lefty! PADemD Jul 2012 #46

I already knew it lol fredamae Jul 2012 #49

You're definitely a lefty! bigwillq Jul 2012 #50

"Definitely a lefty......radical" marmar Jul 2012 #51

Either this quiz must've been made by a conservative, Jamaal510 Jul 2012 #63

Two-Thirds of Americans favor Medicare for All, ... MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #53

The christian science monitor is horse shit. craigmatic Jul 2012 #54

Congratulations! You're more liberal than President Obama! Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #55

I'm a lefty! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #56

Congratulations! You're more liberal than President Obama! Abra Jul 2012 #57

More liberal - but what a fucking JOKE of a survey/quiz rufus dog Jul 2012 #58

More liberal here JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #60

Lefty here! Damn proud of it. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #61

No surprise whatchamacallit Jul 2012 #67

I'm much more liberal Prophet 451 Jul 2012 #68

Took the quiz permatex Jul 2012 #69

You're definitely a lefty! TheKentuckian Jul 2012 #70

I'm a lefty, but I'll vote for him again sakabatou Jul 2012 #71

Pollwriter's definition of the left-right scale clearly comes from a Republican mindset. stevenleser Jul 2012 #72

+1,000,000. Skidmore Jul 2012 #75

You're definitely a lefty! HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #74

I administered this test to my Obama-hating, conservative Republican boss and this is his result Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #76

That says a lot. woo me with science Jul 2012 #78

It says this is a badly crafted poll where taker's views are skewed left. stevenleser Jul 2012 #80

The denial has reached the point of ludicrousness. woo me with science Jul 2012 #81

That you would use such a poorly crafted poll to make a negative statement about Obama says a lot. stevenleser Jul 2012 #82

Good luck with that. woo me with science Jul 2012 #84

Unfortunately, you have made it about you. Everything is twisted into evidence that supports you. stevenleser Jul 2012 #85

It's about Obama and how far to the right country has gone. bananas Jul 2012 #94

I was thinking primarily in terms of how many, maybe even most Republicans really have no idea what Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #87

That was a terrible poll. Who wrote those questions? Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #83

I don't have as a big a problem with the questions but their analysis is from Neptune Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #90

The shit? I'm more liberal than Obama, but why on Earth would it tell me I was Arkana Jul 2012 #86

Sadly... Xyzse Jul 2012 #89

I won't bother taking the quiz. I know I'm to the left of Obama, but that's not what matters really. boxman15 Jul 2012 #92