Political Hotwire

Political Hotwire at Ballot.Com is one of the few political forums on the web where the balance between Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Socialists is most equitable. While the aesthetics of the blog and forum are basic, the content is what impresses. Political Hotwire runs V-Bulletin Software, which remains the cleanliest and most user-friendly forum software.

Political Hotwire has a strong, loyal group of regular users who contribute thousands of posts per week on a wide variety of political topics. Individual threads are often debated on for weeks, amassing hundreds of posts, in what is usually a mature dialogue.

The only flaw is the moderation. There seems to be no consistent standard for moderation here, which isn't that big of a deal given that the moderators rarely ban anyone from the site, but it seems as though a significant portion of the regular members are "On Probation". I think it's important for a debate forum to have clearly defined rules that are consistently enforced by the moderation staff. Most of the bickering at Political Hotwire seems to be over Infractions and Negative Reputation, as there seems to be varying standards for different individuals for what is allowed and what is forbidden.

Don't let that scare you! Political Hotwire is a fantastic and inclusive political community. If you love writing articles, you can apply to have them published at Ballot.Com. Published Articles are also submitted to the Forum for debate as well. If you are looking for a real balance of ideas, political philosophies, and quality content, Political Hotwire is the place to start looking.