Jeff & Konnor's Blog

Remember the Politcal Compass test from a year ago? The makers of the Political Compass have estimated the positions of the current Presidential candidates through their voting records and public statements. We've plotted ourselves on the graph as well. Here's an interesting snippet from the Website:

When examining the chart it is important to note that although most of the candidates seem quite different, in substance they occupy a relatively restricted area within the universal political spectrum... While Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel are depicted on the extreme left in an American context, they would simply be mainstream social democrats within the wider political landscape of Europe. Similarly, Hillary Clinton is popularly perceived as a leftist in the United States while in any other western democracy her record is that of a moderate conservative.