Voter information systems

A voter information system?

A long time ago I made a Pecha Kucha presentation about how our American Political system was screwed up. That we’ve alienated voters by insisting that you have two choices, ketchup or mustard- and screw any other flavors of politicians. It was called “Coin flip politics” and it’s gotten a whopping 122 views since it Read More

Why you should never early vote

I’ve been a candidate. That means I have been through an election cycle- and attended more “candidates nights” than I can count. I’ve heard more politicians and wanna bes talk smack, talk stupid, and show how utterly confused they are about the job they are asking you to elect them to. I’ve also seen how Read More

Why our political candidates generally suck

Something to think about, you need to prove proficiency for lots of jobs before you take them. Barbers, paramedics, police officers, electrician, plumber, architect, lawyer, civil engineer, surveyor, realtor, insurance agent, dental hygienist, teacher, nurse, school superintendent, truck driver, private investigator, pharmacy tech, massage therapist, social worker, appraiser, hell, you even need a permit to Read More

How Bernie Sanders could contribute to changing political campaigns

When the Green Party wanted to take over Canada in 2005, they put a lot of money and work into an open source software project, CiviCRM, which was built for managing voter data and running a data based campaign. CiviCRM manages donations, communications, building walk lists, organizing events, tracking voter preferences and more. It also Read More