Party/Ideology

I was a little surprised by the test's assessment of my political leanings. I didn't think I was an extreme conservative or liberal, but I wasn't expecting to be assessed as an almost completely centrist moderate. I seem to be awfully similar to Jose Zapatero, the current Prime Minister of Spain, who is so boringly moderate that I had never heard of him before taking this test. I think I line up more as a moderate with Republicans than Democrats due to my leanings on certain social and economic issues, but evidently I miss the hard line.
Personally, I believe I prefer the Republicans over the Democrats because of my views on national security and the economy, but this test is making me think I need to investigate everything a tad bit more. I thought the Republican's website could have used some modern anecdotes to use in their "About Us" section. There's an impressive record of Republican action on social issues back a hundred years or more, but there was a noticeable lack of anything modern to present. As far as issues go, I found that I agreed with them in many areas, mainly health care and the economy. I think my views tend to swing toward toward the Republicans, but I am not that similar to many of the loudest Republican voices.
The Democrats definitely seem to put forth a very positive face on their website. Every page on the site gives off a positive vibe, and they do a good job of cataloging current party actions. I just don't think I line up issues-wise with the Democrats.