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LISTEN: Ballotpedia Creates New Words To Fend Off Partisan Attacks

LISTEN: Ballotpedia Creates New Words To Fend Off Partisan Attacks
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What happens when you marry a passionate group of pro-voter Americans to an encyclopedia? You get Ballotpedia.

No government public information officer or website can do what this non-partisan online political encyclopedia does - it hands Americans free, simple, useful, actionable information. It also takes the who, what, when, where… and then goes to unheard of lengths to offer a balanced "why".

The team even create new words when the one in common use becomes so partisan it blocks thoughtful discussion.

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Lindsay France

Lindsay France covers the Whitehouse and business news for IVN. She is also the host of the podcast “The Business of Politics”. Previously she spent several years reporting on American politics and working as a foreign correspondent.

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