San Francisco’s primary election is next Tuesday, and with less than a week to go, the Department of Elections reports about 53,000 ballots turned in so far. The last presidential primary in 2020 boasted a turnout of over 60%. This election has complex down-ballot issues, and voters are taking their time.
I like the effort and intention behind this effort, but I think there should be more than 3 options per question. The housing question only has two which I find to be rather egregious given the complexity of that particular debate over the years. I hope to see more breadth and depth in options per question when the final product launches. 5 answer options per question would be solid and would better represent how the political spectrum operates with voters – socialists, progressives, moderates, libertarians, conservatives – rather than catering to the binary factional divide (Mods vs Progs) that's been a chronic disservice to San Francisco. That said, the tool was engaging and I think a lot of folks will find it useful! Thanks for the work.
Thanks for the feedback, Kyle. And very glad you think it'll be useful. (Please share with folks you think would get value out of it.) The three options definitely do not capture the full range of positions on the issues and in the future we're planning on addressing this. We were time-constrained for this version though, and having more than three options made the app harder to use (and to implement). We're also planning on adding more context and sophistication to the classifications. We agree that the mod / prog binary is overly simplistic and we're working on ways to move past it in future versions.
I like the effort and intention behind this effort, but I think there should be more than 3 options per question. The housing question only has two which I find to be rather egregious given the complexity of that particular debate over the years. I hope to see more breadth and depth in options per question when the final product launches. 5 answer options per question would be solid and would better represent how the political spectrum operates with voters – socialists, progressives, moderates, libertarians, conservatives – rather than catering to the binary factional divide (Mods vs Progs) that's been a chronic disservice to San Francisco. That said, the tool was engaging and I think a lot of folks will find it useful! Thanks for the work.
Thanks for the feedback, Kyle. And very glad you think it'll be useful. (Please share with folks you think would get value out of it.) The three options definitely do not capture the full range of positions on the issues and in the future we're planning on addressing this. We were time-constrained for this version though, and having more than three options made the app harder to use (and to implement). We're also planning on adding more context and sophistication to the classifications. We agree that the mod / prog binary is overly simplistic and we're working on ways to move past it in future versions.