We actually made a site that helped people find what candidates were in their election PLUS showed how the incumbent performed on issues important to the user.

We actually made a site that helped people find what candidates were in their election PLUS showed how the incumbent performed on issues important to the user. Thus, if you choose a cause like pro-choice, the system shows you how other interest groups rate that politician on this issue. You can check out the voter guide on http://www.votereports.org http://www.votereports.org The big problem was getting candidate data. We're working on this for the next election but one key observation is that a lot of candidates are very vague about their positions as to remain unoffensive.