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Glad to finally confirm that I am in fact a liberal college student.

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gimic26 said:
I think his Socialist views will come under fire from most Tea Party activists but that's a fight I'm ready to get behind.

Bernie is going to have to figure out a way to appeal to moderate conservatives if he wants to become President. Wanting to raise minimum wage and increase corporate tax rates isn't going to make that very easy.
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Well, at the end of the day the difference between Hilary and Sanders is moot since the house and senate need to change before anything can actually change.

Bernie better not run 3rd party if he loses. The presidential election still maters purely from a Supreme Court perspective; The difference between the nominations of Sanders and Hilary will be virtually non-existent in this respect.
 
neogaffer1 said:
The thing about illegal immigration in the US is that the US image in many third and second world countries is one of great prosperity where everybody's rich. As a result we get a bunch of people who try to get in the US any way possible, and as most of the legal routes are literally backlogged by years (I've heard several lines are like 17 years long) many come across illegally. Most illegal immigrants struggle immensely to make a living, and when you dig into the topic you hear a lot of heartbreaking stories--a seven year old boy sent by his parents to escape crime ridden Central America, a father who hasn't seen his children in 10 years but sends them most of the money he makes in the US, stuff like that. I personally believe we should have less restrictive borders, let more people in regardless of their abilities to work in the US (iirc our current system prioritizes those with higher education and more work related skills) and allow those who enter the US a path to citizenship no matter how they entered, but a combination of racism and fear that lower income labor will decrease the number of available jobs already available in the US is what prevents those changes from happening. I'm sure there's also good economic-based arguments that show that illegal immigration is a very bad thing, but the only one I've heard of is that one Heritage Foundation study that willingly ignored any economic benefit from an increased population and focused on how illegal immigrants, if they were to become legal, would increase government spending.
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Thanks for taking time and explaining this to me. Thumbs up!
 
Mid 80s with Hillary was the highest.

I'm a registered republican, but I plan to vote democrat for the first time in 2016.

I'm not a big fan of Hillary, I just personally find her abrasive and not very presidential, but I've recognized that America is a better and stronger country when led by a middle-left president.
 
The Lamp said:
I grew up in a pretty Republican family. Although, they don't really identify with some of the crazier Republicans recently.

It's shocking to see how my views have changed over the years. I'm 94% aligned with Bernie Sanders and 84% with Hilary Clinton. I never would have expected that of me 5 years ago. The lowest for me was Ted Cruz.
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The party is not what it used to be. It is in name only. Nothing else
 
NateDrake said:
My father took the test & got 90% Rubio. Not surprising since he is pretty hardcore Republican.
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Most of the Republicans here are getting Rubio. He has more weight and momentum going into the primaries than I expected, and Bush will have a bit of a run for his money with him.
 
for whatever reason I can't get the image to show up, so I'll just post it in text

97% Bernie Sanders, 83% Hillary Clinton, highest Republican is Chris Christie at 33% and just for kicks Scott Walker and Ben Carson are tied for the lowest with 3%

and also

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Akainu said:
I was randomly looking through some of the comparisons and this one seems weird.
Why libertarians?
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The thought is the immigrants can do what they want, but the government shouldn't exert extra effort to accommodate them should they choose not to learn English.

I also want to point out that "melting pot of diversity" makes no sense, either. In a melting pot, characteristics blend together, so there is a single sludge that fuses all characteristics.
 
lenovox1 said:
Most of the Republicans here are getting Rubio. He has more weight and momentum going into the primaries than I expected, and Bush will have a bit of a run for his money with him.
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Yeah. In my father's case it was Rubio the leader with Santorum in second place. R Sant. has no chance in hell of getting anywhere.
 
Got 98 percent Sanders, as expected. I'm definitely voting for him and even donated to his campaign. I've never done that before.

Hillary was 86, O'Malley 64, Christie 55.

Ted Cruz was on the bottom with 1 percent. Heh.

Only 54 percent agreement with NeoGAF, though? What's up with that?
 
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If only Bernie had a chance in hell I'd vote for him with no hesitation. Hillary it is.

Oh well, I love Hillary, I'm just not 'in love' with her like I am Bernie.
 
brochiller said:
I didn't think it would be that high for Bernie for me. I knew I supported him but not to that extent. I got 97% Green Party too which I don't really know much about.
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Oh! Hey, you've done what I thought was impossible, brochiller. It's Fiorina in the top 5 of somebody's list. I wonder how she poked her way in there.
 
Septimus Prime said:
The thought is the immigrants can do what they want, but the government shouldn't exert extra effort to accommodate them should they choose not to learn English.
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So being petty?
I also want to point out that "melting pot of diversity" makes no sense, either. In a melting pot, characteristics blend together, so there is a single sludge that fuses all characteristics.
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True. One of my criminal justice professors always used a salad as a better comparison.
 
Bay Maximus said:
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If only Bernie had a chance in hell I'd vote for him with no hesitation. Hillary it is.

Oh well, I love Hillary, I'm just not 'in love' with her like I am Bernie.
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I don't understand this line of thinking at all and it seems really common which is super upsetting. Why would you not vote for Bernie at the primaries and then Hilary at nationals if she ends up beating Bernie?
 
Akainu said:
I was randomly looking through some of the comparisons and this one seems weird.
Why libertarians?
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I actually agree with having everyone learn English.

But at the same time, there needs to be considerable and abundant free options to help learn it, and adequate time allotted.
 
Surprised, Hillary is my highest at 77%, followed by Rubio at 73 and Sanders at 70.

I'm kind of proud to not be a part of the 95%+ for any candidate, especially Sanders. I feel like you can only get 95%+ results if you are super ideological, close-minded, or non-pragmatic (or in regards to Sanders, especially naive). But that's just my opinion.
 
97% with Sanders 88% with Hildawg
Closest Republican is Christie at 31%

It says I am Extremely Left-wing and Strongly Authoritarian, which is weird to me since I thought I was more moderate than that with my stance on most issues. Maybe things have changed since I stopped paying as close attention.
 
Chie Satonaka said:
Yeah, this was the position I took as well.
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It's worth the government to spend the money, as there are advantages to a single language. It also helps reduce isolated communities and facilitates sharing of culture.
 
jetsetrez said:
Surprised, Hillary is my highest at 77%, followed by Rubio at 73 and Sanders at 70.

I'm kind of proud to not be a part of the 95%+ for any candidate, especially Sanders. I feel like you can only get 95%+ results if you are super ideological, close-minded, or non-pragmatic (or in regards to Sanders, especially naive). But that's just my opinion.
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You just called like 75 percent of the people in this thread close-minded and naive.

Actually in general I consider myself very open minded despite hitting Sanders with 95. I almost can always see two sides to every issue. It just so happens the way Sanders sees things is currently how I see things as well. You might have a point if I knew all of the stances Sanders had and purposely agreed with them but I actually I didn't really because Sanders is actually new to me. I just voted how I felt and it aligned. It sounds like many others did the exact same thing that got a 95.
 
I honestly think a slightly more complex questionnaire like this would do a better job at letting people pick their representatives/president than just picking a name. It would help avoid people voting against their own interests/beliefs.
 
GiantEnemyGoomba said:
I don't understand this line of thinking at all and it seems really common which is super upsetting. Why would you not vote for Bernie at the primaries and then Hilary at nationals if she ends up beating Bernie?
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Because if he wins the primaries, he'll get slaughtered in the general. It's too important to have the next president fit your views (and pick Supreme Court justices) to risk running a guy who is going to run something like a third party campaign, even if he fits with your views.
 
Rebel Leader said:
Then vote for Bernie, and if Hillary wins votefor her at nationals


How hard is that?
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GiantEnemyGoomba said:
I don't understand this line of thinking at all and it seems really common which is super upsetting. Why would you not vote for Bernie at the primaries and then Hilary at nationals if she ends up beating Bernie?
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I wasn't super clear. In my mind Hillary will inevitably win the primaries so I'm thinking about the general if Bernie isn't on the Democratic ticket. I'll pick Bernie in the primaries but let's be realistic here...first past the post voting system and all that.
 
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Disagreed with Bern on The ACA (although his stance is similar to mine, that its better than what we used to have but still an all around awful system), on common core, border security, and war with ISIS.
 
gaugebozo said:
Because if he wins the primaries, he'll get slaughtered in the general. It's too important to have the next president fit your views (and pick Supreme Court justices) to risk running a guy who is going to run something like a third party campaign, even if he fits with your views.
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With the way the Republican field is shaping up (outside of Jeb), I think he could hold his own in the general. I agree he would lose handily against Jeb though. Of course it's all moot.
 
Bay Maximus said:
With the way the Republican field is shaping up (outside of Jeb), I think he could hold his own in the general. I agree he would lose handily against Jeb though. Of course it's all moot.
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I wonder if that's really true. I mean he already slipped up and the race hasn't even started yet. Lot's of time for opening his mouth.
 
gaugebozo said:
Because if he wins the primaries, he'll get slaughtered in the general. It's too important to have the next president fit your views (and pick Supreme Court justices) to risk running a guy who is going to run something like a third party campaign, even if he fits with your views.
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While he doesn't have much of a chance...

this logic never really made sense, in order for Sanders to actually win the Democratic nomination in the first place he would have to get a massive increase in support by eating into Hillary's supporters, but that would also mean that he does actually have enough support for the general

honestly, Bernie being president is more likely than Bernie beating Hillary and then losing to a Republican (barring some implosion), not that it matters because:

Team Alucard said:
If Bernie beats Hillary he can beat anybody. Its a moot point regardless, because he's not beating Hillary.
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79% Bernie Sanders
70% Hilary Clinton
66% Rick Santorum

I disagreed with the Democrats on drugs and illegal immigrants but mostly agreed on them on other issues albeit with certain caveats.
 
gaugebozo said:
Because if he wins the primaries, he'll get slaughtered in the general. It's too important to have the next president fit your views (and pick Supreme Court justices) to risk running a guy who is going to run something like a third party campaign, even if he fits with your views.
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If Bernie beats Hillary he can beat anybody. Its a moot point regardless, because he's not beating Hillary.
 
rjinaz said:
You just called like 75 percent of the people in this thread close-minded and naive.

Actually in general I consider myself very open minded despite hitting Sanders with 95. I almost can always see two sides to every issue. It just so happens the way Sanders sees things is currently how I see things as well. You might have a point if I knew all of the stances Sanders had and purposely agreed with them but I actually I didn't really because Sanders is actually new to me. I just voted how I felt and it aligned. It sounds like many others did the exact same thing that got a 95.
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The first time I learned about Bernie was when I saw the gaf thread about him 3 weeks ago. What surprised me was that he was actually involved in the civil rights movement. He's also doing a lot for the environment by not bringing out a silly snowball into the discussion. Even then, I still didn't know much about him. It was only after taking the quiz that I started to look into him. He seems like a really genuine person that is very compassionate of others. I really believe he's the one.
 
It doesn't bother me in the slightest that once it comes to the general election, I will likely have to get behind someone I align with a bit less than my ideal candidate. Compromise is part of being an adult, and it's oftentimes the more effective way to get what you want in the end anyway.
 
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