Welcome

Like a Candidate, an application built on the Facebook® platform helps individuals make an informed decision in the upcoming 2008 presidential election. The application was created following a realization that there was a need to clarify politics in an engaging, social ecosystem. There were, and still are, numerous political matching quizzes, applications and services. Some of these services are managed by private interests to meet their own requirements, while others contain an outdated subset of candidates or have significant limitations in regards to functionality and usage. None are simultaneously comprehensive, provide evidence on candidate positions, assist with understanding alignment or swing scores, and have distribution through the social graph. The Like a Candidate team set out to implement an application that meets all those requirements.

Like a Candidate's core team has extensive experience and a wide variety of technical, social, and political backgrounds. It was first conceived in mid 2007, and the team has already put in place much of the organization, technology, and processes needed to meet its initial goals. Continuing to build on a solid foundation, however, will allow Like a Candidate to implement substantial enhancements and additional functionality allowing the application to become more central to organizing and distributing political information through the social graph. The upcoming year promises not just incremental improvements to Like a Candidate, but also continued innovation as the project builds partnerships and seeks funding from aligned organizations.