Change.org is Launching New Election Q&A Site and Five Candidates Already Signed On

This election season has already redefined the American political landscape in a number of ways: Donald Trump is primarily self-funding his campaign! Bernie Sanders is relying on private donations and breaking records doing it! Every candidate is expanding on the social media campaign blueprints created by Obama’s 2008 team in their own way! Today, the next advancement rolled out in the form of a new app and site from the already-revolutionary Change.org.

Intended to function like a perpetual Reddit AMA while integrating with pre-existing social media apps, Change Politics gives everyone with an Internet connection access to a never-ending virtual town hall. Users of the site submit their own questions, which other users then vote on. The highest-rated questions get sent to candidates who use the app and their answers are made public.

Sanders has already signed on to answer questions, as have Hillary Clinton, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson.

Further, each candidate’s various endorsements and stances will be easily accessible to users, making this application a one-click wonder in terms of information. Voters will be able to know the what each candidate stands for and which corporations and individuals stand for each candidate. Just like the social media platforms digital consumers are already used to, Change Politics will allow users to “follow” candidates to receive updates on stances and endorsements.

There will be no area for debate or comment. There are, of course, plenty of other sites for that purpose. By way of explanation, Change.org founder and CEO Ben Rattray told CNN Politics, “One of the biggest challenges with political content online is that it descends into unproductive conversations.”

While the current focus is obviously the 2016 election, the platform will eventually expand to include state and local candidates.

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