We all need to do our own homework when it comes to elections. There's too much inaccurate information being promoted by politicians and super PAC's. If you are relying on mainstream media to keep yourself informed this election season, please think again. Who owns them? What agenda are they promoting this week? Follow the money! The political ads are bought and paid for by PAC's whose only agenda is to smear the other guy and convince the viewer to vote for their candidate. I am afraid we will all have to rely on other sources for accurate and valid information.
One source that I often use is Ballotpedia, "an interactive almanac of US politics." http://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page There is so much information available on this site that I cannot begin to tell you what they have for you. You will need to go there and check it out for yourself.
Can you trust the information on the site? According to their site: "Ballotpedia is published on a wiki platform, meaning any registered user is welcome to add knowledge and improve our content. Every submission to Ballotpedia is fact-checked and curated by our professional editing staff. All Ballotpedia content must be neutral, accurate, and verifiable. Ballotpedia currently has 516,946 articles and 9,133 registered users."
Ballotpedia claims to be: "Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The Lucy Burns Institute is funded entirely by private contributions, and does not receive government funding. Ballotpedia's sister site is Judgepedia, an online encyclopedia of American courts and judges."
"Since Ballotpedia's founding in 2007, we’ve received over 350 million page views. Our work has been referenced in over 5,000 media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,Washington Post, and Politico."
Okay, given that information, I am inclined to give some credence to information from that site. Of course there are other sites on the web with useful information, too. The point that I am trying to make here in this post is that we all must actively seek out accurate information. The days of relying on our TV news to tell us the facts are behind us. So, please take some time this week and check out Ballotpedia. It will be worth your effort.
You can also find Ballotpedia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ballotpedia?fref=ts
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