Politics & Government

Quiz Tells You Whether Obama or Romney Best Matches Your Stance

This online free quiz takes an in-depth look at your stance on a range of issues, then compares them to candidates' responses.

The dawn of the Republican and Democratic national conventions along with the selection of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as Republican candidate Mitt Romney's running mate has put the presidential race back on the front burner in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

And based on the , there are a wide variety of issues that concern readers in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and elsewhere when it comes to who will end up in the White House.

But do you really know which presidential candidate best matches your stance on those issues? 

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A new website launched earlier this year to help voters match up with their ideal candidate, and it's quickly gaining popularity through social media channels. In fact, according to iSideWith.com's homepage, more than a million people have taken the free quiz to determine their ideal candidate since it launched in March.

The quiz covers everything from social issues to foreign policy and answers can be fine tuned: You can choose general or more detailed responses, and a scale allows you to set the level of importance for each issue. Your responses are then analyzed to determine your ideal candidate, complete with a breakdown of your responses.

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See if your positions match President Barack Obama's, Green Party candidate Jill Stein's, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, GOP candidates Ron Paul, or ? 

Seems to be a pretty handy tool, but does it work? You tell us. Take the free quiz on iSideWith.com and let us know what you think. Is the candidate it matched with you the candidate you plan to vote for?


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