To the right of each candidate I gave a number of points (given out pretty liberally, no pun intended) as well as a "grade". Don't analyze my process too deeply. ;-D
Note: Keep in mind my scoring was kept as unbiased as possible (I'm endorsing Obama, and as you'll soon see, he didn't do as well as I had hoped).
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Here’s my scorecard:
Race in the 21st Century:
Hillary Clinton /// B+ (“footsoldiers to the revolution”? wow!)
Joe Biden // B
Bill Richardson / B-
John Edwards //// B+
Barack Obama /// B+
Dennis Kucinich ///// A-
Mike Gravel /// B
Chris Dodd /// B+
Winner: Dennis Kucinich
Poverty in America/Education:
Joe Biden // B
Bill Richardson //// A- (“how you gonna pay for (education)? No one asks how we’re gonna pay for the war?”)
John Edwards //// A-
Barack Obama ///// A
Dennis Kucinich //// A-
Mike Gravel /// B+ (this guy’s angry!)
Chris Dodd /// B+
Hillary Clinton //// A-
Winner: Barack Obama
AIDS & Teens/AIDS Epidemic:
Bill Richardson //// B-
John Edwards ///// A-
Barack Obama //// B (+ Bonus towards Biden comment)
Dennis Kucinich //// B+
Mike Gravel /// B+
Chris Dodd /// B (+ Bonus)
Hillary Clinton ///// A-
Joe Biden /// A- (was that an Obama diss?)
Winners: Edwards & Clinton
Economic Disparity:
John Edwards /// B+
Barack Obama /// B+
Dennis Kucinich /// B
Mike Gravel // B (WTF?)
Chris Dodd /// B
Hillary Clinton // B
Joe Biden // B
Bill Richardson // B
Winners: Edwards & Obama
Crime & Punishment:
Barack Obama // B
Dennis Kucinich //// A
Mike Gravel // B+ (WTF!?!?)
Chris Dodd /// B
Hillary Clinton /// B+
Joe Biden / B-
Bill Richardson // B-
John Edwards // B+
Winners: Clinton & Edwards
Katrina – Right to Return:
Dennis Kucinich //// A-
Mike Gravel / C+
Chris Dodd // B-
Hillary Clinton /// B+
Joe Biden // B+
Bill Richardson // B
John Edwards /// A-
Barack Obama // B+
Winners: Kucinich & Edwards
Outsourcing Jobs:
Mike Gravel C- (this guy’s crazy)
Chris Dodd // B-
Hillary Clinton /// B
Joe Biden C
Bill Richardson // B-
John Edwards /// B+
Barack Obama // B
Dennis Kucinich /// A-
Winner: Kucinich & Edwards
Crisis in Darfur:
Chris Dodd // B-
Hillary Clinton // B+
Joe Biden /// B+
Bill Richardson //// B+
John Edwards /// B
Barack Obama // B
Dennis Kucinich /// A+
Mike Gravel / C (needs to stop actin’ like such a bitch)
Winner: Kucinich
Total Points/Average Grade Recap:
Dennis Kucinich: 30 A-
John Edwards: 27 B+/A-
Hillary Clinton: 25 B+
Barack Obama: 23 B+/B
Bill Richardson: 21 B/B-
Chris Dodd: 21 B/B-
Joe Biden: 15 B
Mike Gravel: 15 B-/B
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