Flipboard debuts a destination site for the 2016 election

This is the first such site for Flipboard, which now has over 70 million monthly active users

Raise your hand if you're going to watch the Republican primary debate tonight? Nobody? Come on, it's going to be great! I can't wait to see how long it takes for Donald Trump to call someone else a "loser" and then say, "You're fired!" 

I know why you're not watching: since the election is more than a year away, it's doubtful that many people are pay any attention at this point, or even know who's running. But it's never too early to start getting to know your candidates, and so mobile media magazine app Flipboard has announced that it is launching its first ever destination site dedicated to the election.

Called 2016 Election Central, will packaging topics, magazines from readers and content from its publishing partners, including Associated Press, CNN, The Des Moines Register, National Journal, NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, Politicoand The Washington Post, into five larger collections, which the company broke down in a blog post. 

First is The Issues, which will do a deep dive into the policy issues raised and debated during the campaign, you know stuff that, while probably the least entertaining, is actually really important. So you can learn more about immigration reform proposals, the fight against ISIS and the discussion over income inequality and then sound smart to all of your friends!

Second is the The Candidates, which will cover each person who wants to run the country, no matter how ridiculous they are (coughTRUMPcough). There are 17 people running for the Republican ticket this year. 17! That's a lot to keep track of so this should help. It includes candidate topics, user-curated magazines and The Washington Post’s made-for-Flipboard “Contenders Revealed” magazines, which is a magazine for every White House contender.

The Politics, which is the political game surrounding the race for the White House, aka the juicy stuff. That includes the latest in social media from political influencers, as well as Magazines from NBC’s Meet the Press, CNN’s Go Inside Politics, and The Des Moines Register’s 2016 Iowa Caucuses.

Top Stories, which includes "Top stories from our partners about the Republican and Democratic candidates, followed by the most important stories from this cycle."

Finally, there is Flipboard's Political Rundown, in which its editors pick the top 10 stories of the week.

“We built Election Central to bring insightful political coverage and the best campaign moments together, but more importantly we also want it to be a very personal place, where the reader can go deep on just what interests them,” Gabriella Schwarz, News Editor at Flipboard said in a statement,

2016 Election Central will be available until December 2016, though the company did tell VentureBeat that Senate and Congressional races could be included in the future, so if this proves popular enough perhaps it could become an ongoing feature. 

We, as a society, don't really seem to be all that politically engaged, but Flipboard has a big enough reach that maybe it can get some more people interested in the future of their country. The company has reached 70 million MAUs, a number that was helped enormously by launching on the Web in February, resulting in a 75% increase in just six months.

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