Political info websites

Posted on September 29, 2007
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After talking with the mayor of Irvine, CA, Mayor Beth Krom, my girlfriend has become increasingly more politcally motivated. The mayor was asking Brianna why she thinks the younger generation  is not as involved in politics on either side of the political arena. It’s an interesting question really and it does seem to be true. The younger generation seems pretty sedated when it comes to the issues of the day. There is no real anti-war movement, no demonstrations agains this bill or that bill…. just quiet sedation. Pretty interesting really… I mean I’m the first to admit that I’m not very politically active, I just can’t seem to decide on who I like: I’m like a deer caught in the headlights, just freeze up and don’t do anything.

This got Brianna pretty motivated however, and much more active. She is now trying to organize political meetings with the young democrats in order to stimulate discussion on a variety of issues. I myself am not a Democrat, not that I have anything against them but I consider myself to be pretty independent, I just can’t see myself alligning with any one political party.  As she continues to become more interested in politics, we have been thinking on the idea of how to get more information to the public and how to get people more politically active. The main thing is that we have noticed a lack of non-biased information out there about candidates and their histories. There are a ton of pro or con websites on each candidate but not much for a conglomerated non biased political website, so we are thinking about how we could do that or if there would be any interest in that type of site. My question to everyone is where do you go to get your political information? Besides the candidates websites, which are obviously a little biased, where do you find the best information to make decisions? Feel free to comment here or go to the forum and start up a new thread on this because I would love to hear what everyone has to say.

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2 Responses to “Political info websites”

  1. Eluzhun on October 1st, 2007 5:55 am

    The Nation, realnews.com, Harpers, and of course… Daily Show

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  2. Eluzhun on October 1st, 2007 5:57 am

    Oh and daily KOS

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