Interesting concept, and a politics front end would be quite a topical place. For the tokens, I'd see what LeoFinance is cooking up, I think a proper decentralized token creation system may be coming. @disregardfiat is also working on this area, as alternatives to Hive Engine.

@nealmcspadden has some experience with trying to start up a politics front end, just prior to the STEEM/HIVE wars and fork. @themarkymark and @whatsup were involved in that project also, could have some insights for you.

Best of luck with it all.