#GOP Field Much Worse Than Before!

After watching the first two Republican Debates, the first one being on Fox and the second on CNN, I have noticed just how blatant these candidates are being when waging divisive culture wars and trying to out-"right" (far out-"right") their other opponents.  When I was first able to vote, being the math-minded, logical person that I am, I created a point-system to rate the candidates depending on their answers to certain questions during the debate.  The point-system has been extremely reliable in picking a candidate who was more in line with progressive values throughout the nation.  Picking a president is not about his charisma and how well he or she can spin a topic into his or her favor.

A candidate can either gain or lose the points depending on the topics in which he or she answers listed herein:

Civil Rights = 600 points

Workers Rights = 500

Gay Rights = 1000

Economy = 300

Corporations = 500

Iraq = 200

Afghanistan = 300

Pakistan = 200

Libya = 200

Israel = 300

Healthcare = 400

Medicare = 400

Social Security = 400

Defense Spending = 300

Fair Tax = 200

Middle Class Rights = 400

Immigration = 200

Gun Laws = 100

Middle East Protests = 200

Abortion Rights = 600

Stem Cell (Embryonic) Research = 200

Education = 300

Energy = 300

Environment = 400

Drug Laws = 200

Tea Party = 300

Space & Technology = 200

Role of the Federal Government = 300

Debt Ceiling = 400

National Security = 300

Lying = Automatic 100 point deduction

Miss a Debate = Automatic 1000 point deduction

After watching two debates, here is where the GOP candidates stand:

Republican	Debates
M Bachmann	-6100
H Cain	-5300
N Gingrich	-4600
G Johnson	-1500
R Paul	-400
T Pawlenty	-5000
M Romney	-4700
R Santorum	-4800

Currently, Ron Paul is in the lead with negative 400 points; I must say, this is pretty sad.  The gay rights, Medicare, workers rights, healthcare, social security, debt ceiling, role of the federal government, and abortion issues killed all of these candidates.  They are just too far right, for my tastes, and I imagine mainstream Republicans.