# Political Matching ABCs Match-O-Matic 2 Recommends Your Vote By Alex Covert | Published 2008-09-16 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/who-should-you-vote-for-abcs-match-o-matic-2 References: [abcnews.go](http://abcnews.go.com/politics/MatchoMatic/fullpage?id=5542139) More for entertainment than actually learning about the issues, ABC News’ Match-O-Matic 2 is an [online decision support system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kick-it) for political weekend warriors. It asks [two-choice questions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/partner-probability-calculator) that cover the economy, taxes, the war in Iraq, health care, illegal immigration, abortion, gay marriage, global warming, and other president-related issues. At the end of about a dozen or so questions, an animated scene shows which [presidential candidate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freedom-town) your answers are most in line with - Obama or McCain. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Online Decision Support Systems:** Companies can create online decision support systems for entertainment as well as educational purposes - **Political Matchmaking:** Businesses can create similar online quizzes to aid people in finding a political party or candidate that suits them - **Personalized Digital Content:** Companies can create personalized digital content based on users' answers to online quizzes ### Where This Applies - **Education:** Education industry can use these types of online quizzes for self-assessment, engagement or other objectives - **Technology:** Tech industry can create similar systems and tools for other industries, such as HR matching or course selection - **Public Relations:** PR industry can use these quizzes to produce reports about voter preferences and opinions on political topics ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Voter Guide Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/openballot.md) - [Informative Election Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roblox-3.md) - [Engaging Political Update Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/govside-app.md) - [Flag Quiz Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flag-match.md) - [Dating App-Backed Election Centers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voting-initiative.md) - [Election Insights Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polymarket-election.md) - [Congress Voting Insights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/votesee.md) - [Gen Z-Targeted Voting Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/election-center.md) - [Match Likelihood Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/partner-probability-calculator.md)