Forbes.com recently published a few articles ranking presidential candidates based on Kookiness, Coldness, and Activism. The results were, as the title indicates, very predictable. What's interesting is the buzz being generated by Democratic presidential candidates. The number one position in each poll was held by a Democrat.
From Forbes:
"The top six slots in this category (activists) are all held by Democrats. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani claims the honor of most activist Republican but is seventh overall."
The top six activist slots are held by Dems...Wow! In order after Gore comes Clinton, Obama, Kucinich, Edwards, and Richardson. At the bottom of the list is Fred Thompson (surprise surprise). But what do you expect from a failed senator turned actor?
At the top of the coldest list is Clinton. Newt Gingrich (who isn't really running), clocked in as the coldest Republican, followed by Romney. The bottom of the cold list should come as no surprise; the bottom two democratic candidates in terms of coldness are Obama and Richardson. The article draws parallels between low coldness and high appeal, which could indicate that Clinton's polling numbers are inflated. Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani are the least cold Republicans (and they have high appeal).
In terms of the most kooky-wacky, Kucinich wins in a land slide. (Is he running for president of the US or president of Middle earth??) What I find surprising is that Al Gore came in second, followed by Clinton and then Republican McCain. The way McCain's been acting recently, I'd have pegged him second or third. In my opinion Al Gore should be at the bottom of the list. Instead, Fred Thompson and Mike Bloomberg hold the bottom spots.
Does this mean that activism equals kooky-wacky?
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