Project Vote Smart, the nation's premier political research organization, is hiring at its wilderness research retreat in the Montana Rockies. We are about to announce the completion of the nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System. Leaders as diverse as Carter, Ford, McCain, and Dukakis have backed this mammoth effort by the nation's youngest citizens to defend voters from the manipulative and abusive tactics of today's political candidates ? JOIN US. Come find out how you can join our effort to save democracy.
Presidential Candidate Coverage
Candidates are already campaigning to seek your vote for the 2008 Presidential Election. Project Vote Smart is covering them all. Click here to access our Presidential Coverage. We're adding more candidates and information each day so check back often to get the facts on those hoping to represent you.
What's New at PVS:
Project Vote Smart API Released
Project Vote Smart has now released a public beta version of our API (Application Programing Interface). We are accepting registration via e-mail for now. If you would like to get in early, read up on our API page for more information about our API and how to register.
The Rubber Has Met The Road
Sixteen Years and over 6000 people. It has been the most enormous political research effort in history. Now we bring to you the Nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System. We will come to every state and every town and community that wants us. Six of our board members with a stage presentation that will knock your socks off or our Purple Bus complete with a movie theater and computer terminals to train citizens how to defend themselves from the manipulation of both candidates and their parties. Tolerance will no longer be your only option!
See the schedule to find out when we will be near you. If you are interested in helping out, contact our media department at media@votesmart.org.
A Tax-wise Window of Opportunity
Qualified donors may find big tax benefits for themselves and a great way to help Project Vote Smart at the same time by donating directly from their IRAs by December 31, 2007. Find out more about the special opportunity created by the Pension Protection Plan of 2006.
Check Out Project Vote Smart's New Blog
Over the past few years, blogs have increasingly shown that they are an effective tool to quickly reach a large group of people who are politically driven, and seeking to make a change in society. With that being said, Project Vote Smart is proud to announce its entry into the political blogosphere, with the introduction of its blog: "The Voter's Speakeasy" . The Voter's Speakeasy will serve as a means of keeping supporters of the Project Vote Smart up-to-date on the programs and services that it provides. Check out the blog, and feel free to leave comments and feedback about the latest activities being undertaken by Project Vote Smart.
Ten Year Test Reveals Impact of Major Parties' Decisions to Stonewall the Public
The Project has just released the results of a ten-year study of every congressional, gubernatorial and state legislative candidate in the country. Results from the National Political Awareness Test, 1996-2006, indicate a dramatic nose dive over the last five election cycles in the willingness of major party candidates to tell voters their positions on the issues they will face if elected. Read the news release and supporting documents with comparative statistics from 1996-2006. Then see how your candidates measured up.
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