Barack Obama Test [answer the questions to see where you agree or disagree with Barack Obama]

Follow this link to the test: http://www.barackobamatest.com/?fuseaction=home.options

Do not keep reading if you plan to take the test later.

See below where you agree or disagree with Barack Obama on each question, and also where the rest of America stands.

See if you can find where Barack Obama is on the same side with majority of Americans (assuming we can trust the sited polls).

See if you can find a proof that America is sharply divided 50/50, or if it is MSM perpetrated myth that is reinforced by inertia of voting the same party that people (and their parents) always voted. Hint: while there are some issues where there is no unity (legality of abortion procedure, for example), there are very many important issues where a clear majority opinion exists. Note, that this test is not all encompassing, and leaves some issues untouched. I am sure there are other sources that do cover them.

A quibble: Some questions in this test are not neutral, that gives our liberal friends an unnecessary fodder to complain about. But its minor, so fire away.

Energy

1. Presently, 85% of American energy comes from fossil fuels while 7% comes from alternative energy sources. Do you support or oppose increasing taxes on fossil fuels in an effort to force our nation to increase its reliance on alternative or renewable energy sources and reducing environmental pollution- even if doing so would mean the taxes are eventually passed on to the consumer?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Support tax increase on fossil fuels	35.5%
	Oppose tax increase on fossil fuels	60.9%
	NS	3.7%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

2. Proponents of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska point out that drilling could cover an area that covers 2,000 of the total 19 million acres that make up ANWR. Should the U.S. begin drilling in ANWR even if we won't realize the potential benefit for several more years?

		All Americans
	Yes	54.1%
Obama Position -	No	36.3%
	NS	9.6%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

3. "How do you feel about increased drilling for oil and natural gas offshore in U.S. waters? Do you strongly favor, mildly favor, mildly oppose or strongly oppose increased offshore drilling?"

		All Americans
	Favor	73%
Obama Position -	Oppose	27%
	(Source: CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. June 26-29, 2008. N=1,026 adults nationwide. MoE Â± 3.)

4. Some say Barack Obama's plans to implement sweeping environmental regulations will raise the cost of gas, groceries, heating and air conditioning. Do you favor or oppose Obama's environmental plans?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
Obama Position -	Favor	32.5%	31.3%	34.8%
	Oppose	49.1%	51.5	43.4
	NS	18.4%	17.2%	21.8%/td>
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

5. The US currently adds a tariff of 54 cents on each gallon of imported ethanol from countries like Brazil in an effort to protect American companies producing ethanol from corn. The tariff is passed on to the consumer in the form of higher fuel prices. Should this tariff on imported ethanol...

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Continue	30.1%
	Be eliminated	61.9%
	NS	8.0%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

6. There are 104 nuclear reactors in the US today that produce 20% of America's energy needs and no accident has occurred at these reactors in 30 years. Other nations, such as France, are far more reliant on nuclear power, as 77% of that nation's electricity comes from nuclear sources. How much of America's energy needs would you like to see nuclear reactors meet?

		All Americans
	Generate 2%	5.2%
	Generate 10%	5.3%
	Generate 20%	12.0%
	Generate as much energy as possible from nuclear power	58.6%
Obama Position -	No power from nuclear reactors	12.8%
	NS	6.2%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

7. "Right now, which ONE of the following do you think should be a more important priority for this country: protecting the environment, or developing new sources of energy?"

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Protect environment	34%
	Develop new sources of energy	60%
	(Source: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 18-29, 2008. 1,001 adults nationwide.)

Taxes

1. Do you favor or oppose an increase in the tax that stock holders pay on returns from 15% to nearly 40%?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
Obama Position -	Favor	25.6%	22.6%	34%
	Oppose	65.9%	58.5%	68.6
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

2. Do you favor or oppose increasing the death tax rate to 55% for any income past the first $1million.

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
Obama Position -	Favor	37%	36%	39.6%
	Oppose	52.6%	55.4%	46%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

3. Do you favor or oppose raising the top tax rate on the self-employed from 37.9% to 54.9%?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
Obama Position -	Favor	10.5%	7.4%	18.6%
	Oppose	84.5%	88.6%	74.3%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

4. America's 3.7 million Sub Chapter S corporations, which are small companies with less than 75 stock holders, are currently taxed at a rate of 35%. Do you favor or oppose increasing the tax rate on these businesses to 50.3%?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
Obama Position -	Favor	8.7%	7.9%	10.8%
	Oppose	85.4%	87.4%	80.8%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

5. How much should Americans who earn $1 million per year pay in federal income taxes?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
	35% or less	51.7%	50.1%	52.3%
Obama Position -	More than 35%	33.2%	33.1%	33.4%
	NS	15.1%	14.7%	16.3%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

6. How much should someone who wins $1 million dollars in the lottery pay in federal income?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
	35% or less	67.5%	66.3%	70.4%
Obama Position -	More than 35%	22%	23.7%	16.9%
	NS	10%	10%	12.6%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

7. Tell me which of the following top individual tax rates, which combine income and social security, do you think is most fair?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
	28% under President Regan	48.5%	51.2%	32.8%
	38% under President Clinton	27.7%	24.4%	36.1%
Obama Position -	55% under would-be President Obama	12.1%	10.3%	16.5%
	60% under President Hoover	.9%	1.0%	.7%
	70% under President Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter	2.6%	2.1%	4.1%
	NS	10.9%	11%	9.9%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

8. According to the Tax Policy Center, Barack Obam's tax plans would cost the U.S federal government nearly $900 billion in his first term, and increase the national debt by $3.3 trillion over ten years. Do you believe the analysis that Obam's plans will be too costly for the U.S., or do you think the changes are needed?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
	Obama's plans are too costly	50.8%	54.3%	41.5%
Obama Position -	Obama's plans are needed	35.8%	33.1%	42.6%
	NS	13.4%	12.5%	15.8%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

9. Some say Obama's proposed increase in deductions for taxpayers would increase the number of those who don't pay taxes closer to 40%. Do you agree or disagree with Obama's proposed increase in deductions?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Agree	33.3%
	Disagree	47.3%
	NS	15.2%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

10. If Barack Obama is elected president and follows through on his plan to raise taxes on businesses and the wealthy, what do you think businesses will most likely do?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Pay the increase in taxes out of their profits	5.1%
	Increase prices of goods	55.5%
	Lay off employees	19.9%
	Reduce employee pay	3.3%
	Absorb the extra cost	8.1%
	(Zogby America Poll conducted 09/11-13/08 of 1,008 likely voters. Margin of error +/- 3.1)

11. Do you think that Barack Obama's plan to increase taxes on businesses and the wealthy will make you better off or worse off?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Better off	35.7%
	Worse off	51.8%
	(Zogby America Poll conducted 09/11-13/08 of 1,008 likely voters. Margin of error +/- 3.1)

Felon Voting

1. Do you agree or disagree that laws prohibiting convicted felons and non-US citizens from voting should be more vigorously enforced?

		All Americans
	Agree	70.1%
Obama Position -	Disagree	21%
	(Zogby Interactive Post Election Poll conducted 11/3-16/2004 of 36,581 voters. Margin of error + 0.5)

Second Amendment

1. Do you agree or disagree that American firearm manufacturers who sell a legal product that is not defective should be sued if a criminal uses their products in a crime?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Agree	13.9%
	Disagree	76.2%
	NS	3.4%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

2. Currently, 36 states have laws that allow residents to qualify for a permit to carry a firearm if they pass a background check, if they take a firearms safety-training course, and if they pay a fee to cover administrative costs. Do you support or oppose such laws?

		All Americans
	Support	77.6%
Obama Position -	Oppose	14.8%
	(Zogby Interactive Post Election Poll conducted 11/3-16/2004 of 36,581 voters. Margin of error + 0.5)

3. Please consider the two statements below and choose which one agree with:

A. There needs to be new and tougher gun control laws to help in the fight against gun crime.

B. There are enough laws on the books, what is needed is better enforcement of current gun control laws.

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Statement A	35.1%
	Statement B	60%
	(Zogby Interactive Post Election Poll conducted 11/3-16/2004 of 36,581 voters. Margin of error + 0.5)

4. Would you favor or oppose a law that banned the sale of handguns?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Favor	36%
	Oppose	59%
	Unsure	5%
	(Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Abt SRBI. April 23-27, 2008. N=1,502 adults nationwide. MoE Â± 3.)

5. Do you support or opposeÂ legislation to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Agree	9.4%
	Disagree	77.1%

6. Do you agree or disagree that you have the right to use deadly force as a means of self-defense in your home, without having to retreat?

		All Americans
	Agree	87.7%
Obama Position -	Disagree	7.9%

7. While in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama supported increasing taxes on firearms and ammunition by 500 percent. Do you agree or disagree with such a tax increase?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Agree	39.8%
	Disagree	54.2%
	(Zogby America Poll conducted 09/11-13/08 of 1,008 likely voters. Margin of error +/- 3.1)

Spending

1. Some people think the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. Others think that government should do more to solve our country's problems. Which comes closer to your own view?

		All Americans
	Government doing too much	49%
Obama Position -	Government should do more	43%
	No Opinion	8%
	(Gallup Poll conducted September 14-16, 2007)

Defense

1. Do you agree or disagree that Homeland Security should have to seek out a warrant in federal court in order to perform search and seizure on a non-citizen on American soil suspected of being involved in terrorism?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Agree	41.9%
	Disagree	56.1%
	NS	2.0%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

2. Do you agree or disagree that Homeland Security should have to seek out a warrant in federal court in order to perform search and seizure on an American citizen suspected of being involved in terrorism?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Agree	63.2%
	Disagree	33.5%
	NS	3.3%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

3. Should someone who is not a U.S. citizen, being held under suspicion of terrorism, be afforded Constitutional rights?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Yes	30.1%
	No	64.0%
	NS	5.7%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1,005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

4. Should the U.S. negotiate with Iran without preconditions?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Yes	21.0%
	No	62.5%
	NS	16.5%
	((Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

5. If American deaths in Iraq are greatly reduced and stability has returned to the Iraqi government, should American troops withdraw in 18 months, or should they withdraw gradually over a longer timeframe?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Withdraw in 18 months	43.6%
	Withdraw gradually over a longer timeframe	51.3%
	NS	5.2%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

Trade

1. Some say Barack Obam's plan to raise taxes and increase trade barriers are similar to those created by President Herbert Hoover in the 1930s, which contributed to worsening Americ's economy. Do you think Obam's plans will worsen the economy as well, or do you think they will help the economy?

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
	Worsen the economy	49.8%	52.9%	41.7%
Obama Position -	Help the economy	34.1%	33.6%	36.0%
	NS	16.1%	13.5%	22.3%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

Health Care

1. Do you agree or disagree with Barack Obama's $65 billion plan to institute taxpayer-funded universal health coverage, which would provide health insurance for those currently uninsured, including illegal immigrants.

		All Americans	70% who pay taxes	30% who pay no taxes
Obama Position -	Agree	35.1%	31%	46.5%
	Disagree	59.9%	65.1%	45.5%
	NS	5.0%	3.9%	8.0%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

Social Values

1. Should a doctor give medical care to a fetus that survives an abortion, or should medical care not be given?

		All Americans	Female
	Doctor should give medical care	67.8%	68.1%
Obama Position -	Doctor should not give medical care	17.7%	18.6%
	NS	14.5%	13.2%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

2. Do you favor or oppose a woman's right to an abortion based on the sex of the fetus?

		All Americans	Female
Obama Position -	Favor	12.3%	9.1%
	Oppose	82.2%	87.5%
	NS	5.5%	3.4%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

3. Do you agree or disagree that a physician should be legally required to notify the parents of an underage girl who requests an abortion?

		All Americans	Female
	Agree	77%	73.5%
Obama Position -	Disagree	19.7%	22.5%
	NS	3.4%	3.9%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

4. Do you agree or disagree that abortion destroys a human life and is manslaughter?

		All Americans	Female
	Agree	51.5%	55.5%
Obama Position -	Disagree	39.8%	36.6%
	NS	8.7%	7.9%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

5. Do you believe that human life begins at conception, when the baby may be able to survive outside the mother's womb with medical assistance, or when the baby is actually born?

		All Americans
	Conception	58.9%
	Baby survive	16.9%
	Baby is born	17.2%
Obama Position -	Don't know	7%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

6. In general, what should be more important to Americans in their daily life: Moral values or material concerns?

		All Americans
	Moral values	88%
Obama Position -	Material concerns	6.1%
	NS	5.9%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

7. Should America's laws be written following Judeo-Christian values or should America be an entirely secular society, devoid of any decisions based upon Judeo-Christian moral values?

		All Americans
	Judeo-Christian Values	44.4%
Obama Position -	Secular Society	40.3%
	(Source: Associated Television News / Zogby America Poll of 1, 005 likely voters conducted 7/9/08 through 7/14/08. Margin of Error +/- 3.2 percentage points)

8. "Which comes closest to your view on abortion: abortion should always be legal, or should be legal most of the time, or should be made illegal except in cases of rape, incest and to save the mother's life, or abortion should be made illegal without any exceptions?"

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Always Legal	31%
	Legal Most of the Time	13%
	Illegal with a Few Exceptions	40%
	Illegal without Exceptions	10%
	Unsure	6%
	(Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Oct. 19-22, 2007. N=1,039 registered voters nationwide. MoE Â± 3. RV = registered voters)

9. "Now I would like to ask your opinion about a specific abortion procedure known as a 'late-term' abortion or 'partial-birth' abortion, which is sometimes performed on women during the last few months of pregnancy. Do you think that the government should make this procedure illegal, or do you think that the procedure should be legal?"

		All Americans
	Illegal	66%
Obama Position -	Legal	28%
	Unsure	5%
	(CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 4-6, 2007. N=1,028 adults nationwide. MoE Â± 3.)

10. Would you support or oppose a ballot measure in your state that stipulates only marriage between a man and a woman will be legally recognized?

		All Americans
	Support	58.3%
Obama Position -	Oppose	36.3%

11. Recently, Barack Obama was asked when he thought life begins, in reference to the issue of abortion. Obama responded by saying that decision was above his paygrade. Knowing that the next president may be able to appoint two or three U.S. Supreme Court Justices, who may be called to make rulings on the issue of Abortion; do you support or oppose a president who does not know when life begins?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Support	27.7%
	Oppose	55.3%

12. Would you support or oppose a ballot measure in your state that prohibits preferential treatment for any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public employment, public education or public contracting?

		All Americans
	Support	53.6%
Obama Position -	Oppose	39.6%

13. If you knew you had a step brother who was living in a slum and barely surviving on $300 a year, would you help them financially?

		All Americans
	Yes	83.8%
Obama Position -	No	6.5%

14. Barack Obama recently said, 'The first thing I'd do as president would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act,' This legislation would wipe out all state and federal abortion restrictions including the partial-birth abortion ban. Do you agree or disagree with Barack Obama's statement?

		All Americans
Obama Position -	Agree	38.5%
	Disagree	53.9%
	(Zogby/ATN Interactive Survey conducted 07/31-08/01/08 of 1,011 likely voters. Margin of error +/- 3.1)

Justice

1. In general, do you think the current Supreme Court is too liberal, too conservative, or just about right?

		All Americans
	Too Liberal	21%
Obama Position -	Too Conservative	32%
	About Right	43%
	No Opinion	5.0%
	(Gallup Poll conducted September 14-16, 2007)

Crime

1. Do you agree or disagree that it should it be illegal for convicts on probation or on bail to have contact with a street gang?

		All Americans
	Agree	81.7%
Obama Position -	Disagree	12.4%

Labor

1. Some organized labor groups want to eliminate a workers' right to cast a secret ballot in elections in which workers decide whether or not to organize as a union. Do you support or oppose the workers' right to a secret ballot when deciding on unionizing

		All Americans
	Support	78%
Obama Position -	Oppose	15.4%

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