Ep. 2 - Don’t Get It Twisted! Combating Voter Confusion and Manipulation

Listen in to this roundtable episode as members of the Chillicothe Ross League of Women Voters talk about media bias, the danger of voter manipulation, and how powerful an informed voter can be. From dark money in Ohio politics to the science of human bias and change resistance, you're sure to come away from this episode with some new tools in your pocket to combat the confusion that seems to come with the territory of modern electoral politics in the Buckeye State.

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Non-Partisan "One-Stop-Shop" for Election Information from the League of Women Voters Education Fund - https://vote411.org/

A History of Dark Money in Ohio Politics - https://www.commoncause.org/ohio/resource/shining-a-light-on-dark-money-its-time-for-ohioans-to-unite-for-a-brighter-future/

Media Bias Ratings - https://www.allsides.com/media-bias

Ballotpedia, Historical and Current Election Information - https://ballotpedia.org/

The Fundamental Attribution Error Explained - https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/the-fundamental-attribution-error

Israel-Palestine Media Bias Study (mentioned in episode) - https://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1296&context=honors_capstone

League of Women Voters of the United States Positions - https://my.lwv.org/node/5833/positions

League of Women Voters of Ohio Positions - https://www.lwvohio.org/positions

Digital Literacy - https://literacy.ala.org/digital-literacy/

Campaign Finance Disclosures in Ohio - https://www.ohiosos.gov/campaign-finance/search/

Chillicothe Ross League of Women Voters Website - https://www.lwvchillicothe.org/

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Episode 2 Voices: Lauren Baker, Tonia Brown, Bartow Henshaw, Melissa Green, Sheila Stearos, Rev. Terry Williams

Sound Tech: Rev. Terry Williams