Half of US thinks Obama too Liberal

[argentarius]

I don't know how PC got that result... I did the test "in character" as BO and ended up with Economic Left/Right: -3.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.03

I erred a little to the left on economics, but even so I can't see him hold any more then 0. And it's entirely laughable to think he's above the line socially.

Why is it laughable to think that he's above the line socially? He supports indefinite detention, the drug war, and opposes gay marriage while rarely speaking on abortion. To add to that he seems to have gone quiet on pushing immigration reform. Go back to 2006 and he's below that line, go to 2008, probably around the middle, but now he's well above it.

[argentarius]

Anyone who actually defends the Political Compass might want to read the insane description of the various candidates, which nicely throws away all pretense of objectivity.

I had never known the guy was such a Paul supporter. No doubt a leftist though.

[argentarius]

Anyone who actually defends the Political Compass might want to read the insane description of the various candidates, which nicely throws away all pretense of objectivity.

I had never known the guy was such a Paul supporter. No doubt a leftist though.

There's a weird strain on the (usually American, but the Political Compass guy is supposedly British) Left that finds Paul's isolationist stances appealing. The ever-annoying Glenn Greenwald is an example that springs to mind.

Actually most leftists I find who like him aren't even big fans of his foreign policy. They just see him as a man of integrity who's not afraid to say what he really believes (like in that ad about Russian troops in Texas). Others view him as a lesser of many evils.