How close is Obama to being a socialist?

Energy Queen: How close is Obama to being a socialist?
Economic Score

This measures how much the candidate believes government should intervene in people’s economic lives. Economic issues include retirement funding, budget allocations, and taxes.

A high score (above 60%) means the candidate believes in personal responsibility for financial matters, and that free-market competition is better for people than central planning by the government.
A low score (below 40%) means the candidate believes that a good society is best achieved by the government redistributing wealth. The candidate believes that government’s purpose is to decide which programs are good for society, and how much should be spent on each program

Obama scored a mere 18%
https://www.ontheissues.org/VoteMatch/candidate_map.asp?a1=1&a2=1&a3=2&a4=4&a5=4&a6=4&a7=4&a8=1&a9=5&a10=3&a11=1&a12=4&a13=2&a14=1&a15=1&a16=4&a17=3&a18=1&a19=1&a20=2&i1=1&i2=1&i3=1&i4=1&p=80&e=18&t=21
https://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm
Hard core leftist for wealth redistribution…

Answers and Views:

Answer by RedNeck Party
Oops! It looks like you have 1012 misspelling

Answer by Mercer Devil
Not close enough.

Answer by Charlton Hestons Cold Dead Hand
Not close at all.

Answer by Chris K
Not at all however he is very close to the White House!

Answer by McFlipFlop/Gaffin ’08
Not at all. Maybe you should go to your own island and live if you are too selfish to help others. Everyone needs college and good jobs right now and people like you only care about fetuses and the rich.

Answer by sourstraws214
He’s as close to being a socialist as I am to being president!!

Answer by i got banned on my other acct
He isn’t a socialist. Could you have picked a more biased source?

Answer by gabriel bell
Red neck : are your answers cut n paste?

any how if obamas socailist who cares , obviously republicanism and democartic values have drivin us to the brink of bankruptcy and ruin

both partys agreed to fund Iraq the trillion dollar debt is both thier faults.

Answer by Dr. Cox
i think he is a undercover fromer communist spy although he doesn’t believe in to communism he is aiming for socialism and advance to communism

Answer by Bill D
as close as a gnats ass

Answer by Gabriella Latina
not close !

Answer by birdie
Have you looked into the definition of Fascism lately?

You are a —? ___?

You need a good education…can’t say anything worse it would be rude.

Answer by Locus81
Not nearly as much of a socialist as our current president.

Answer by Adam B
I looked up your site’s ratings for Ralph Nader, and it says that Nader and Obama have almost identical scores.

So I’m calling shenanigans. You chose a Libertarian site for your source, and it finds that there are no moderates in the entire campaign, even including third parties. Horsefeathers.

Answer by out2lunch4now2
Actually, Comrade Obama is a Marxist, way past socialism. He is even worse than most professional politicians because he says everyone else should contribute to the collective while he keeps his to himself.

Answer by Charlton Heston’s Ghost
he redefines it by taking it to a new level!

Answer by Rick
The Home Page of those links starts off with a big headline ‘ Is it over for Obama’? How can I trust what the test results are. I can’t. It is very difficult to answer someone whos mind is so totally already made up on this issue that they find made up tests and results by the people who they agree with. I’m going to save you to my Favorites and see what you have to say if he wins. Your awfully sure of yourself.

Answer by s.wabbit
Not as close as Comrade Bush.

Answer by masterpaul75
Obama has way to many ‘red-flags’ to be considered at all.
This is one huge flag. Here are a couple more.:
Religious Affiliations:

Louis Farrakan
Rev. Joseph Lowery
James Meeks
Rev. Otis Moss
Rev. Michael Pfleger
Rev. Al Sharpton
Jim Wallis
Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Organizational Affiliations:

ACORN
Arab American Action Network
Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C.
International Crisis Group
MoveOn
National Council of La Raza
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Project Vote
Sojourners
The Nation of Islam in America

Academic Affiliations:

Rashid Khalidi
Edward Said
Cornel West

Foundations:

Joyce Foundation
Woods Fund of Chicago

Money Scandals:

Nadhmi Auchi
Robert Blackwell, Jr.
Tony Rezko

Family:

Michelle Obama
Raila Odinga

Answer by Sampson
Not close at all.

It is the republicans who are currently interfering with the free market by using our tax money and borrowed money from Mainland China to basically give corporate WELFARE to failed businesses in an attempt to salvage a failed system.

Perhaps it is the Bush administration who are socialist (government has grown larger and more expensive, not smaller during the last 8 years).

I would give George Bush a higher score because the current bail-out represents government intervention into the free-market competition as opposed to personal responsibility. My wealth is currently being redistributed to failed banks!!!!!