Let's Get Political!
As you travel through life, how engaged are you with political and social issues? In what ways do you get involved? How do you feel when someone me mentions the word "politics"? Are you excited? Indifferent? Uncertain?
Budget Hero
Budget Hero seeks to provide a values- and fiscal-based lens for citizens to examine policy debates during this election year.
Budget Hero provides an interactive experience involving policy options that have been extensively researched and vetted with non-partisan government and think tank experts to enable players to objectively evaluate candidates.
Ask Your Lawmaker
If you could ask Senator Hillary Clinton any question, what would it be? What would you ask Senator Craig? Obama? McCain? Speaker Pelosi? If you had a microphone and a media pass at the U.S. Capitol, what would you ask your lawmaker? Now is your chance to ask the questions that can help shape policy – and help hold your elected representatives to account: Where do they stand on the important issues? What do they do all day?
Capital News Connection’s award-winning journalists track down lawmakers in Congress and on the campaign trail to get your questions answered.
Get My Vote
What issue is on your mind this election? What happened in your life to give you special understanding of that issue? What convictions guide your politics? What could someone do or say to get your vote?
Get My Vote is an online space where people explain their core political beliefs and share personal stories about how those beliefs were formed. It is an online discussion that seeks to move beyond the talking points and conventional wisdom of the 2008 election season to get at the heart of what people want from their politicians. It all starts with one question: What will it take for a candidate to get your vote?
Health Care Idea Generator
What health care challenges have you seen… and how can we tackle them? Share your insights. Browse others. Join the brainstorm.
Public radio reporters will be listening, and using your ideas to shape coverage of the 2008 election.
Select a Candidate
By asking you a series of questions about major issues, Select A Candidate helps you learn which presidential candidates' views most closely align with your own. You can also learn more about the candidates and find out how your results compare with those of others who take the survey.
You Decide
You Decide is an online devil’s advocate designed to challenge your point of view on current issues. Perhaps the arguments in these activities will encourage you to reconsider your position… or maybe not.
But one thing is certain. The issues Americans face are complex, our opinions are passionately held, and the devil is in the details. Think you know where you stand? You might just surprise yourself.
