http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/48dd2fd53c63ae26 The widget -- which to date has over 10,000 views -- gives users the chance to rate candidates on four personality traits: 1) style, 2) fiscal impact, 3) reliability, and 4) versatility. Their choices match the candidates to one of eight cars: a Honda Accord, VW Beetle, Mustang Convertible, Ferrari, Model T, Jalopy, Toyota Prius, and a Hummer H3. Barack Obama has received the most interest from widget users from among the candidates by a long shot -- more than John McCain and George W. Bush combined. Obama is perceived as reliable, versatile, and having a lot of style, and voters put him in the seat of a Toyota Prius, a Ford Mustang, or even a Ferrari. Perhaps perceived as being "worn out," McCain's personality traits have been matched to a Jalopy, coincidentally the same top car match for George W. Bush. Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was matched to a Model T, as she has been seen as "set in her ways." And while Biden received favorable results, matched with a Ford Mustang, he generated little interest, receiving the least amount of votes of any politician. Widening the personality pool of candidates for widget-users, Bill & Hillary Clinton and George Washington were added to the mix. Surprisingly, Bill Clinton continues to be a hit, garnering more votes than his wife, Hillary. Bill was matched to the Prius, with Ferrari in a close second, while Hillary was matched to the less flashy VW Beetle... Link
