POLL : New poll - 2 weeks till the election CLOSED

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Originally Posted by Logen Ninefingers

My result is irrelevant, and I explained why. There is no way I could possibly be 'embarrassed' by the 'result', as the result is rendered meaningless by the poorly designed questions.

Let me be clear: I do not place any store in 'Vote Compass', it is a cheap parlour trick, a stupid gimmick.

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Of course its all irrelevant and the questions are simple and loaded. But the same thing could be said about just about every discussion on this site, at the end of the day they are just personal opinions and in reality quite irrelevant !!
I just looked at it as a bit of fun, like a quiz or a puzzle

I agree that Vote Compass could couch its questions better and have a wider scope.

I don't know if they will do it this year, but the Dominion, or now Post newspaper used to do an excellent 2 page layout of the policies of each party, which l found was the most useful tool to help decide who to vote for.

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Originally Posted by iceman

Of course its all irrelevant and the questions are simple and loaded. But the same thing could be said about just about every discussion on this site, at the end of the day they are just personal opinions and in reality quite irrelevant !!
I just looked at it as a bit of fun, like a quiz or a puzzle

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Yeah, but often people don't. I've seen responses in the past where people are amazed to 'find out' they are actually a different political animal than they thought they were, then I point out the flaws....then it's suddenly 'yeah, I just thought it was a bit of fun'. Take the bloke who thinks I'd be 'embarrassed' to 'find out' I'm actually 'more aligned with Labour'. Trust me, there are people who are taking it seriously, or at least....did initially take it seriously.

Another 'Vote Compass' question:

'Urban housing developments in New Zealand should stay within current city limits rather than expand into surrounding farmland.'

If I 'strongly agree' is that because I am a right wing property developer who specialises in high rise urban apartment buildings and has bought up inner city land, or because I am a left wing environmentalist who doesn't want green areas being overrun by new houses and roading infrastructure? Or am I someone else with some other reason?

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Originally Posted by Getty

I don't know if they will do it this year, but the Dominion, or now Post newspaper used to do an excellent 2 page layout of the policies of each party, which l found was the most useful tool to help decide who to vote for.

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That's the best way to present the info, all of it there in one place, publically.

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Originally Posted by Logen Ninefingers

My result is irrelevant, and I explained why. There is no way I could possibly be 'embarrassed' by the 'result', as the result is rendered meaningless by the poorly designed questions.

Let me be clear: I do not place any store in 'Vote Compass', it is a cheap parlour trick, a stupid gimmick.

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Agreed.

According to compass I am the most level headed even handed person going into this election. That is not what I hear from people who know me.

Still interested to know your result, just out of interest. How about this, without giving too much away are you further right and lower down than ACT?

I suspect Logen and Iceman are freaked out by how accurately me and the Compass quiz labled them and do not like it.

What's the story with this strange 'Vote Compass' question?

'Fruits and vegetables should be exempt from GST.'

Why just fruit and vegetables? Why not all food? Or everything? What will my answer tell me or 'Vote Compass' about my own personal political viewpoint? Maybe I put 'strongly disagree' 'because I hate poor people because I'm an evil neoliberal' (as per the cliche)? Or maybe I put 'strongly disagree' because I think GST should be scrapped altogether and I don't think taking it off some things goes far enough? Or maybe I put 'strongly disagree' because I think the exemption will be difficult to administer and won't achieve anything because the sellers will simply put up their prices to 'fill up the slack' that appears when the GST goes? Or maybe I put 'strongly disagree' because I think NZ needs all the tax revenue it can get right now because I want better public services?
How does 'Vote Compass' know what is going on in the mind of any given respondent?

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Originally Posted by Aaron

Agreed.

According to compass I am the most level headed even handed person going into this election. That is not what I hear from people who know me.

Still interested to know your result, just out of interest. How about this, without giving too much away are you further right and lower down than ACT?

I suspect Logen and Iceman are freaked out by how accurately me and the Compass quiz labled them and do not like it.

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Again, why on earth would I be 'freaked out' or 'embarrassed'?

I think the best thing about it is that it may get some people to actually think about these things, and who is touting what, rather than just soaking up the media narrative.

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Originally Posted by Logen Ninefingers

Again, why on earth would I be 'freaked out' or 'embarrassed'?

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Just wondering why you don't want to share your results with us?

It is just a joke poll and as you say, you can't read too much into it. Just interesting to compare results with impressions I have of people based on their posts in these election threads.

With Balance's lack of opposition to capital gains tax he might land closer to Labour than any of us might believe.

An important part of the election process is the right to privacy so don't let me upset you.