https://github.com/typpo/political-annotations
https://github.com/typpo/political-annotations
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/typpo/political-annotations
- Owner: typpo
- Created: 2013-12-07T05:03:27.000Z (over 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2014-07-17T16:14:43.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-15T03:07:14.095Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 923 KB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 10
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
Candid Candidates
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This is a chrome extension that allows you to hover over the names of politicians in news articles you read to show contextual information, including contact info and a list of political contributors.
Screenshot in action:
Test me after installing the extension:
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/cory-booker-rand-paul-ted-cruz_n_3749389.html
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/09/patty-murray-budget-_n_4242768.html
- http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/harry_reid/
- http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/14/mccain-calls-kerry-a-human-wrecking-ball-on-iran-negotiations/
- http://www.factcheck.org/2013/12/boehner-vs-castro-on-the-exchange/
Presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D0g6sPVbbSPZIm_XU1sOnJzXH2FZc5OF43sVuEn8LsA
TODO:
- news articles
- contributions to other people
- big issues for each candidate
- recent votes
Data from Open Secrets and the Sunlight Foundation
Campaign Contribution Data provided by http://www.opensecrets.org
How to install:
1. Download repository
git clone git@github.com:typpo/political-annotations.git
2. Enable Developer Mode in Chrome
Settings > Extensions > Click Developer mode
3. Load unpacked extension
Click "Load unpacked extension" > navigate to /Chrome directory.
4. Refresh chrome://extensions/
5. Visit our test pages