Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Official Dearborn GOP Debate Rankings

The Republicans held a debate in Dearborn, Michigan on Tuesday. Listed are the official final results of their performance.

Winner - Mitt Romney
2. Ron Paul
3. John McCain
4. Fred Thompson
5. Rudy Giuliani
6. Mike Huckabee
7. Sam Brownback
8. Tom Tancredo
9. Duncan Hunter


Top Quotes of the debate...


Ron Paul -- On whether unions are good for America: "The right to unionize should be a basic right of any group. You should be able to organize. You should have no privileges, no special benefits legislated to benefit the unions, but you should never deny any working group to organize and negotiate for the best set of standards of working conditions."


Fred Thompson -- On how Republicans can win back confidence on the economy: "I think we need to tell the American people the truth. Congress' approval rating now is about 11 percent. I don't think anybody believes anything coming out of Washington anymore. I think we need to tell them the truth that our security is on the line, that our economy is on the line, the our prosperity is on the line. We're going to have to do some things differently."

Monday, October 8, 2007

Official top-tier presidential candidate list

Some candidates for president have achieved a level of campaigning success which nets them status as top-tier contenders. Here is the official list of top-tier contenders in no particular order...


Bill Richardson
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
Rudy Giuliani
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
Barack Obama
Ron Paul
Mike Huckabee

The above presidential candidates have had enough success through fundraising, straw polls and combined media exposure to be readily considered as the top-tier of presidential candidates.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

2008 Presidential Candidate Website Rankings

Here are the official 2008 presidential candidate website rankings...

1. Barack Obama - quick load, only top Democratic candidate who doesn't try to snag your personal info on a cheesy intro page, catchy logo, good use of social networking links


2. Ron Paul - quick load even on dial-up, patriotic appearance, great use of tools, best looking Republican candidate website


3. Mitt Romney - Nifty eagle logo keeps him above Rudy, slow loader, TOO MUCH MITT IN THE FACE, at least mentions America, too dark


4. Rudy Giuliani - "Rudy" at top-left looks off and childish, top half of site looks dark and grim, not helped by frowning photo


5. Duncan Hunter - so bad it's good, stared at empty blue screen for 20 seconds which was a relief given I just came from McCain's site


6. Mike Huckabee - very slow load on dial-up, maroon?, no patriotism, no mention of what country he wants to be president of.


7. Chris Dodd - very fast load time saves Dodd from 9th, info grab intro page keeps him in bottom-tier of presidential candidates


8. John McCain - Yikes! Info-grab intro just like the Dems, dark and grim color usage, questionable logo


9. John Edwards - bad picture usage keep family out of it, what is up with info-grab intros by the Democrats?


10. Hillary Clinton - info-grab intro page, disappointing site given amount of money raised and attention given

Week 1 October 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings

Week 1 October 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings


Democratic nominees
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Bill Richardson
4. John Edwards
5. Dennis Kucinich


Republican nominees
1. Rudy Giuliani
2. Fred Thompson
3. Mitt Romney
4. Ron Paul
5. John McCain


Week 1 October 2008 Overall Presidential Candidate Rankings
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Rudy Giuliani
4. Fred Thompson
5. Mitt Romney
6. Bill Richardson
7. John Edwards
8. Ron Paul
9. John McCain
10. Dennis Kucinich


Rankings are compiled from a number of sources including but not limited to national media polls, fundraising, straw polls, internet searches and general coverage sought by voting public.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

September 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings

September 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings


Democratic nominees
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Bill Richardson
4. John Edwards
5. Dennis Kucinich


Republican nominees
1. Rudy Giuliani
2. Fred Thompson
3. Mitt Romney
4. Mike Huckabee
5. Ron Paul


Overall September 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Rudy Giuliani
4. Fred Thompson
5. Mitt Romney
6. Bill Richardson
7. John Edwards
8. Mike Huckabee
9. Ron Paul
10. Dennis Kucinich

Monday, August 27, 2007

August 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings

August 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings

Democratic nominees
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. John Edwards
4. Bill Richardson
5. Chris Dodd


Republican nominees
1. Rudy Giuliani
2. Mitt Romney
3. Mike Huckabee
4. John McCain
5. Ron Paul
5a. Sam Brownback


Overall August rankings
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Rudy Giuliani
4. John Edwards
5. Mitt Romney
6. Bill Richardson
7. Mike Huckabee
8. John McCain
9. Chris Dodd
10. Ron Paul
11. Sam Brownback

Rankings are compiled from a number of sources including but not limited to national media polls, fundraising, straw polls, internet searches and general coverage sought by voting public.