College Mogul Hackathon #1: Who's side are you on?

I am pleased to announce the first of many Hackathons we will be hosting here at CollegeMogul.com. Each Hackathon will introduce a problem or series of problems (small or large). Participants will be required to build a functional prototype that attempts solve the problem(s). The top submissions will make it to the finals, after which the community will be asked to vote for their favorite solution. Voters alongside the CM staff panel will determine the winning team, which will be granted a prize that will vary depending on the Hackathon.

Hackathon #1: Who's side are you on?

Client: I want a new type of Poll plug-in for my blog. When site visitors vote and then comment on the post in which poll resides, I want to label the commenters based on how they voted so that when the discussion ensues I can tell which side people are on. Put simply, I want to tie the comments to the votes.

Requirements:

-Available as a plug-in for a popular blog platform (e.g. Wordpress or Drupal)

**All other decisions are being left to the participants. The more elegant the better!

Prize:

-Feature post on CollegeMogul.com

-Use of the product on CollegeMogul.com (if in Drupal) and partnering sites

-Introduction to one Venture Capitalist

-Pride

Hackathon ends:

March 11th

Questions and/or participant submissions:

Drop them in the comments!