The 2012 presidential election  is right around the corner and technology is in step.  What type of changes are you looking for? In order to attempt an economic transformation we need to make sure we have the right tools for the job. Though we can’t pick the candidates we can do our best to find out everything about them before voting them in or ruling them out. Take a look at these trending election apps. for 2012 and stay on top of political updates without having to hear ten sides to every story.
2012GOP Mobile App.
Tools, Metrics, and Strategy: Tweet Your Way to Victory
Link: http://140elect.com/twitter-political-apps/2012gop-mobile-app/
This innovative app. allows you to pull information from tags and clouds of words related to the latest presidential topics. Make your choice and follow people who are on the same side you’re on. This app. lists popular mentions of candidates and sorts them by re-tweet count to bring leading hopefuls to the top of the list. Strictly Republican, this app. is anything but conservative, posting long forgotten tweets from GOP candidates dating back from 2007 (currently tracking Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, Santorum and others).
NYTimes Election 2012 App.
Live Poll Results for Loyal Subscribers
Link: http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/mobile/app
Based on editorials, op-eds and 2012 blog posts straight from NYTimes’ opinion page, this app. offers elite journalist political reviews and aggressive poll coverage. It also gives some alternative reporting (hand picked by the Times’ full time App. Editor of course). Live videos are also available from NYTimes’ reporters and photographers covering the 2012 campaign trail.
It may come with a price, but it is the most popular app. available to today’s voters.
Right now, two subscription plans are available: Pay $14.99 a month for NYTimes.com + Smartphone Apps. Subscription OR $34.99 a month for additional access to the NYTimes iPad app.
Campaign 2012 App.
Free and Easy Content: Local Niche Issues and Updates
(A U.S. Presidential Election Info. & Analysis App.)
Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/campaign-2012/id484752437?mt=8
Take campaign topics and election analysis from WaPo, TPM, and Salon, mix it with updates from local media outlets, make it free, and you’ve got one election app. that’s bound to turn heads (and numbers).
Mobile development startup DoApp announced the release of the Campaign 2012 App. earlier this month promising to deliver objective coverage without a price tag.
POLITICO App.
2012 Live: Daybook, Candidate Tracker & Latest Polls
Link: http://www.politico.com/2012-election/
This app. may put you on the road to relapse.
The Politico App. comes with live candidate tracking throughout the U.S. It’s also filled with automated calendar updates so that you can keep up with what your candidate is doing on a day to day basis.
Keep up with the latest polls and topics and track campaign financing for each candidate right here! We know it’s all about spending where it counts. Let’s see who gets caught digging into the deficit.
The votes are in and we’re pretty sure it doesn’t get much easier than this. Some might argue that technology (especially social media) sways opinions of voters in a negative way. I say go where the people are if you want to reach them. Let’s just hope the best candidate reaches them in time so we can get some money flowing in the right direction.
Using something else? Let us know! Choosing a president is not an easy decision for most people, but if we can find a way to make it somewhat trouble-free we will increase our chances for getting the best information at a faster pace, and who knows… we might even get the change we’ve been looking for.
