A new way to connect people with politics.

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What if engaging with politics was as easy as using a slider?

Did you agree?

Slide here.

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What if you could see your impact on the debate?

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What if your friends could join in?

Fire up political debate!

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Pinboard layout is already familiar to users.

Optimized for mobile.

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See poll results.

Cast a virtual vote.

Rate candidate videos.

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Traditional voting applications match policy statements to voter opinions. But politics is personal, social – and in perpetual motion.

Video is most like meeting the candidate in person.

Candidates’ views evolve over time.

The issues evolve too.

Shadow Election keeps up with changing political realities.

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The election content we see online tends to reflect our established views –

– and the views of people in our social networks.

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It is the same on all sides –

– much like being inside a bubble.

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Shadow Election sources content from all sides of the debate.

Or even submit

their own!

We encourage users to suggest content.

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Seven key categories. Users add tags of their own. With tagging, new issues emerge alongside new content.

contraception

gas prices

tar sands

Obamacare

Afghanistan

drones

McJobs

guns

One Nation Under God

gay marriage

education vouchers

lobbying

investment banks

student loans

Al Qaeda

fracking

the 99%

personhood

Medicaid

Content is organized with crowd input.

I’m not sure.

What do you think?

My vote.

My ratings.

Our ratings.

Our votes.

I agree.

Users debate content within their social networks.

Facebook friends can see each others’ ratings and votes on Shadow Election.

Other users’ opinions are visible, but anonymized.

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Debate on Facebook. See the big picture on Shadow Election’s infographics.

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Thank you.

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We hope to keep in touch!