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Show HN: Candidly, a (hopefully) better way to learn about politicians

5 pointsby thepablohansenabout 1 year ago
Hey HN! I&#x27;ve been wondering for a while how we might be able to make the process of evaluating the politicians we vote for more transparent. In the most recent SF election- for example- I only really had a few promotional websites and some loose policy statements to go off of.<p>This seems quite inefficient, especially considering how much signal- social media posts, policy decisions, interviews- exists on the internet for each politician.<p>So, I put together Candidly (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;votecandidly.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;votecandidly.com&#x2F;</a>) as an experiment (for now, it only has information on the candidates for SF&#x27;s upcoming state senate election.)<p>*The Core Idea*: Candidly indexes each politician&#x27;s most recent tweets, interviews, and policy decisions- and lets you interface in a conversational manner with each politician&#x27;s stated and demonstrated opinions.<p>Let me know what you think!

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thepablohansenabout 1 year ago
You can test the functionality at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;go.votecandidly.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;go.votecandidly.com&#x2F;</a> if you want to skip the marketing page