I know it’s way early in the game and that with our nominating process such as it is that the initial question is “who can be nominated” not “who can be elected.” But I want to commit some time on Wednesday in the coming months to breaking down the field. Next week we will look specifically at the GOP field.
But to begin I thought I would get a gauge on how my views align with the candidates. The folks at select smart have a survey that aligns your views with that of the candidates. Get it here.
It looks like I’m on the Obama bandwagon (sorry, dad). Brownback is pulling up the rear. Which is fitting, because he scares me. What about you?

Percent Rank Item
(100%) 1: Sen. Barack Obama (D)
(88%) 2: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D)
(86%) 3: Sen. John Kerry (D)
(83%) 4: Retired Gen. Wesley Clark (D)
(80%) 5: Ex-VP Al Gore (D)
(80%) 6: Gov. Bill Richardson (D)
(80%) 7: Sen. Christopher Dodd (D)
(74%) 8: Ex-Sen. John Edwards (D)
(73%) 9: Gov. Tom Vilsack (D)
(70%) 10: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D)
(59%) 11: Sen. Joseph Biden (D)
(56%) 12: Rep. Ron Paul (R)
(46%) 13: Gov. Mike Huckabee (R)
(45%) 14: Gov. Mitt Romney (R)
(38%) 15: Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R)
(36%) 16: Gov. George Pataki (R)
(36%) 17: Sec. Condoleezza Rice (R)
(36%) 18: Sen. John McCain (R)
(35%) 19: Ex-Rep. Newt Gingrich (R)
(29%) 20: Sen. Chuck Hagel (R)
(27%) 21: Sen. George Allen (R)
(24%) 22: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R)
(24%) 23: Rep. Tom Tancredo (R)
(16%) 24: Sen. Sam Brownback (R)