Fantasy Congress: Where People Play Politics

Though still in its infancy, having only been launched three weeks ago, FantasyCongress.com looks to be for armchair pundits what the fantasy sports leagues have been for the sports aficionados. I for one am looking forward to it, though I wonder how well this will play out when people are choosing members of congress merely to win, and not by how much they believe in a Congressman’s stance on the issues.

Right now scoring is simply based on whether or not a chosen Senator or representative submits legislation and how far that legislation makes it in Congress. It will be interesting to see how this pans out, but judging by the enthusiasm of the creators I doubt they will sit on their laurels and not incorporate new methods for calculating scores. It would be interesting to be able to take into account greater statistical data, poll numbers, approval ratings and similar numbers. Like I said though, it still has hardly even spread its wings.

The NY Times has a story.

NOTE: Due to the story in the NY Times as well as coverage on MSNBC (and likely other places) the site is getting some heavy traffic. If it is unavailable or sluggish try again later.