The WaPo's Choose Your Candidate quiz
At the recommendation of a friend, I went over to the Washington Post's Web site the other day to take their Choose Your Candidate quiz. There are left and right editions, and the lengthy test gauges which statements you agree with most, thus picking your perfect candidate on each issue and overall. I took the GOP version and came up with John McCain in first, and Mitt Romney coming in last.
But all this test really shows is how you like someone's rhetoric. Many of the candidates agree on various issues (and on some pages, Ron Paul's statements, though anonymous, stick out like a sore thumb), so all you're choosing is the candidate who says it best. Since action matters more than words, it's not exactly a good way to pick a candidate. It's a way to pick the candidate who spouts your favorite spin.