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myActiVote OP t1_iuo4rwd wrote

Reply to comment by mixolydian8 in 2022 New Hampshire Midterm Election Candidates by myActiVote

Liz Cheney voted with Trump 93% of the time. The idea of the overlap visual is to show that every issue is a spectrum and not an absolute. So take Federal Minimum Wage. The answers are:

- Leave it to the states
- $7.25
- $9.00
- $11.75
- $15.

We all know Bernie is for $15. Let's say a person is for $9.00. Well that means they don't agree with Bernie, but they are also not agreeing with the folks who want $7.25 - so it is partial overlap.

I take it from your post you don't like the overlap concept - I appreciate that feedback.

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mixolydian8 t1_iuo620n wrote

Trouble is that the weighting is subjective, and the results are potentially misleading. A much more useful tool would feature what the candidates themselves have said on each issue. We get to decide how that overlaps with our own beliefs. This spoon fed “answer 5 questions and here is your candidate” nonsense will do more harm than good.

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