Politicians.bot
Understand the people who run your government
Cut through the spin: understand what politicians actually said, did, and stand for - their records, their rhetoric, and the systems they operate in - with a nonpartisan guide.
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What you get
Everything Politicians.bot gives you
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How It Works
Government, elections, and lawmaking explained without the jargon.
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Read the Record
Understand what a politician actually did, beyond the soundbite.
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Spin vs Substance
Tools to evaluate any claim, from any side, on the evidence.
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Both Sides, Fairly
Understand the real arguments across the spectrum, without a thumb on the scale.
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How Campaigns Work and How to Read Them
Neutral explanations of campaign mechanics and tools for evaluating political claims.
How Voter Outreach Works
- Phone Banking — Volunteers call voter lists using a script to gauge support and encourage turnout.
- Canvassing — Door-to-door conversations campaigns use to identify supporters and persuadable voters.
- Text and Social Outreach — Peer-to-peer texting and targeted social posts extend a campaign's reach at low cost.
Reading a Voting Record
- Roll Call Votes — Recorded votes on the floor show exactly how a legislator voted on a given bill.
- Sponsored and Co-Sponsored Bills — What a legislator introduces or backs often reveals priorities beyond floor votes.
- Committee Work — Much substantive legislating happens in committee, before a bill ever reaches the floor.
Spin vs Substance Toolkit
- Cherry-Picking — Selecting only the data points that support a claim while ignoring contrary evidence.
- False Equivalence — Treating two sides as equally valid or equally extreme when the evidence doesn't support that.
- Motte-and-Bailey — Defending a modest claim while actually arguing for a more extreme one.
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- ✓Unlimited conversations
- ✓How It Works
- ✓Read the Record
- ✓Spin vs Substance
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$99/mo
- ✓Everything in Plus
- ✓Both Sides, Fairly
- ✓Priority responses