cjoh
Joined 18 years ago
Joined 18 years ago
You yourself have probably given to a member of Congress because they did something rather than so that they will do something. I gave to a member of Congress because they spoke out for Gun control, not because I called them and told Them that if they speak out I will write them a check.
That’s what makes this kind of uncontextualized data pretty disheartening. You’re showing some correlations, conflating it with causation, and disaffecting the electorate (which, in turn makes the lobbyists more powerful)
Doesn't look like who you voted for is disclosed -- I'm not sure that this data even exists. I suspect in most states, you go in to vote, your name is crossed off a list, you're assigned a hash, and that hash votes, and there's no database of "John Smith voted for Jane Doe."
It sounds preposterous, but government has done more preposterous things in this sector.
Yes. More than a decade ago, I admittedly had a hand in creating this problem, and now I'd love to see it fixed.
2004-2008: Founder, Blue State Digital (went on to build BarackObama.com)
2008-2010: Director of Sunlight Labs
2010-: Founder of Big Window Labs, Incubating Traceful.com, BullFightStrategies.com, RisingTideInteractive.com.
2012: Presidential Innovation Fellow, White House. RFP-EZ Team Lead (http://rfpez.sba.gov)