Social Networking Meets Politics

It is no surprise to anyone that media is skewed. Just say the names, MSNBC or FOX News and your mind immediately goes to the thought of liberal media or conservative rhetoric. For decades the media has been dominating our thoughts, opinions, and view of politics. Many reporters make a living covering Capitol Hill. When it comes right down to it, what do these reporters tell us? Not enough, really. We walk through our daily life paying very little attention to what is happening in Washington DC until we have an election year. Then voting records are dredged up in hate campaigns and the voter is really given little independent information to make an informed decision…until now.

Meet The Voter Effect. http://thevotereffect.com One look at the site and the voter who longs to be informed is in heaven.  

The Good:                                                      

The site features all representatives, their contact information, party affiliation, bio, and sponsored bills. Yes, all of this is available on the senate.gov or house.gov site, but everything here is in a one stop shop. Plus, the user can track a representative and make comments on them.

The Better

Users can raise issues that are really a discussion board on the site. All politics all the time. Users can discuss an issue or they can bring up an issue on their own. Through this you can comment or give support or disagree with the issue.

The Best

Bills. Most Americans have NO CLUE what happens daily on Capitol Hill. Day to day government is left up to the imagination of the voters. Through the voter effect the user can see each bill that is introduced daily, a bill summary, or the full text of a bill. Also available are the sponsors, committees, and related bills. Users on the site can also vote on the bill, track the bill, and comment on the bill. Tracking bills makes it simple to keep tabs on the bills most important to the user.

Bonus Points

Social networking is available on the site as well. Friends can be easily added and information can be shared with friends which includes issues raised, opinions on bills, and information about officials. Another fun feature is the activity rating. The more active a user is the higher their activity rating.

Go to http://thevotereffect.com/ now to join and become a part of the effect. No ads and no bias.