Yahoo details gaming-friendly presidential candidates

by Justin McElroy on Jan 31st 2008 2:30PM

We don't want to be thought of as single-issue voters. But we'd be lying if we didn't admit we look a little more favorably on politicians who we imagine might pick up a controller from time to time, in much the same way that people in Philadelphia are legally obligated to vote for a candidate they see eating a cheese steak sandwich at Pat's King of Steaks.

So this recent voting guide from Yahoo! Games has proved invaluable for us, and we're betting you can learn a little something too. (Spoiler alert: Obama and McCain are the most gaming-friendly on their respective sides of the aisle.) No, it may not be the only guide you need to the race, but if you're on the fence, it may just help to push you over.

[Via GamePolitics]

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That pic just became my new desktop background.

I didn't know you could run a computer on a gameboy.

You know, like, half those people aren't running anymore, DON'T YOU, McElroy?

Only the ones running have the speechbubble, you dumb blonde!

Well, if you notice, the speech-bubble is being "spoken" only by those who haven't yet dropped out of the race.

Except for Romney...

Oh, well I guess I have another reason to vote Obama even though I already voted for him (Florida primary already happened)

What, no Kucinich? No Ron Paul? Boooo...

Very weak. None of them recognize that the "scandal" is mostly over-hyped bs trying to pinpoint today's trouble on the newest "rap music" or "rock music" or "pornography".

Kucinich dropped out last week and Ron Paul is a moron, sooo...

Ron Paul isn't a moron...he just doesn't have a snow balls chance in hell.

no, no, he is moron

Porn is what's keeping this capitalist economy working.

a moron who doesnt have a snowballs chance in hell

OK Paul - has some good ideas, but yeah, hes outta his mind. I went to his rally and when he started going on and on about the evils of child immunization I was shocked by the fact that people still use those conspiracy theories. Doesn't help he has all these weirdos running around giving pamphlets to people & telling them to watch you tube to learn more. That's just sad.

I'm a McCain supporter. The polls do show he could win this thing.

You earn extra awesome points for saying "Pat's" instead of "Geno's". Seriously. Geno's is overrated trash.

And put real cheese on your steaks, morons. White American.

Jim's and Tony Lukes are both way better

I don't disagree (in fact, I'd prefer a few places in the suburbs), but I'm tired of tourists thinking that Geno's == cheesesteaks.

steve's prince of steaks all day

Agreed @ Macktar
Steve's > All

I'd say Dr Ron Paul is the way to go. He supports the First Amendment, which would give game developers more freedom.

I've been all in for Obama for a while now. But I think we'll be looking at President McCain this time next year.

I sure hope your right, because the alternative is President Clinton and First Lady Bill.

So basically exactly like '92-2000.

I sure hope you're wrong, McCain sucks monkey balls...

"So basically exactly like '92-2000".

Yeah those were some bad years unlike 2000-2008...

McCain won't get elected. I think even Hilary could beat him.

Right now polls show McCain beating both Democrats. Obama is fairing better than Hillary. We are a long way out from elections, but if Hillary get the nomination then I think McCain will beat her.

Crono - the polls have show for a long time that McCain sits ahead of the dems - besides this, his popularity continues to rise while Hillary's doesn't.

As usual, another post in which Ron Paul is left out. I am a supporter, to the fullest, but even those of you who are not supporters have to admit that he is left out most anything that is done on all the candidates. Whether you support him or not, its absolutely not fair. I do realize that this was meaningless, but it is just more of the same old mainstream media garbage, leaving Ron Paul out.

Shame on you Yahoo.

I just hope ron paul has the good taste to bow out of the race once the conventions occur, and not try and run on an independent ticket. I'm all for the guy, but if you believe in his values and furthering those values, you'd understand that running 3rd party won't help anybody.

Except Hillary.

Paul isn't that far behind in the delegates if you have been paying attention. If you've seen his latest strategy, he has a good shot of putting up decent numbers. #2 in Nevada, which puts up more delegates than the over-hyped South Carolina and a possible #1 in Louisiana isn't exactly a bow-out situation.

Anyway, he is far more gamer friendly than McCain can ever be.

Ron Paul is left out of everything because he is a lunatic.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/republican_delegate_count.html

I dunno, "4" is alot farther away from "93" than you might think, unless I'm reading this wrong.

They're counting unpledged as definite, so it's way off.

I feel the same way about Kucinich. Poor lil guy.

a*
god we need an edit button

obama plays halo, username : BObama408

Ron Paul left out again? That's a shame as he would clearly be the best choice. Way to link to a clearly biased "voting guide" Joystiq.

Good thing I already support Obama.

However, based on his awesome free-trade views and all that, I doubt Ron Paul would do anything that could ever be perceived as anti-gaming.

And Ron Paul running as a third party-- or a candidate losing in the primaries-- DOES help. He gets a chance to share his views with others. It's a chance to show that there are voters who agree with him. He may not get a chance to execute the changes, but he will show everyone else that they are important, and that if they want some more votes, they will look at some of his ideas.

And ultimately end up helping someone get elected that basically stands for the polar opposite of the guy you're voting for.

No, if you stand for his ideals, you'll vote for the viable candidate that most closely reflects them, not protest vote because your guy didn't get picked, ultimately helping the opposition.

Paul running would be bad for the Republicans, much like Perot before him. Perot split the GOP base in 92, clearing the way for the little-known guy from Hope, Arkansas

Ralph Nader is one of the biggest reasons W is in the white house right now.

Paul could only do similar damage. Unless 3rd parties can get full-scale support (like the Bull-Moose party or the Constitutional Union party), they generally hurt more than they help

Any reason you Bush-loving fascists link to page 2... the Republican page. =P

You're a bush loving facist.

And by bush I mean hairy bush, and by facist I mean tool.

I like bush from time to time. : /

That is one scary pic

I support Obama but I consider Ron Paul to be a very honest and inteligent man...who has no shot of winning. Also in response to Crono, what was so bad about 1992-2000?

Janet Reno? Eilian Gonzales? Perjury? Impeachment? Al Qaeda's first attack on the cole, followed by no response? The opportunity to put Osama Bin Laden away for good, squandered? Tax Hikes? Nanny State? Any of this ringing a bell?

Chrono beat me to it...but if you want more......I have them. ;)

No response is a bit harsh, we did bombard installations of theirs in Afghanistan and the Sudan (although the latter was a mistake)

But i don't think anyone can compare how Clinton let bin-Laden slip through his fingers to how Bush did back at Tora Bora

People from Philly know Pat's and Geno's are both tourist traps and there are far, far better cheesesteaks in the city.

Jim's FTW

Why does McCain have to be pro games I don't want to vote for him because he hates MMA and I love it WHY CRUEL WORLD WHY!!!

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