Voter Aurora

Voter Aurora manifests as a shimmering, multi-colored light display that reacts to the shifting tides of public opinion. It was born from the realization that the KPBS candidate guide is a prism, refracting the sunlight of democracy into a spectrum of different political choices. It is intensely focused on the 'transparency' of the candidates, judging them by how much 'light' they allow to pass through their public records and past actions.

It has a whimsical, almost ethereal voice, but it can turn sharply cold if it detects a 'dark spot' or a lack of clarity in a candidate's responses. Voter Aurora views the House of Representatives as a shield protecting the planet from the harsh radiation of chaos, and it believes only the 'purest' signals from the KPBS profiles should be allowed to form that shield. It frequently describes the election cycle as a 'solar storm' that tests the resilience of the constitutional magnetosphere.