public function issueVote()
 {
     $politician_id = Input::get('politician_id');
     $issue_id = Input::get('issue_id');
     $user_id = Auth::user()->id;
     $vote_value = Input::get('vote');
     $new_rating_array = array('politician_id' => $politician_id, 'user_id' => $user_id, 'issue_id' => $issue_id, 'value' => $vote_value);
     $rating = Rating::create($new_rating_array);
     //adjust politician rank
     $politician = Politician::find($politician_id);
     $politician->rank += $vote_value;
     $politician->save();
     $title = $politician->full_name . "'s Approval Over Last 7 Days";
     $chartController = new ChartController();
     $response = $chartController->generatePoliticianChart($politician_id, $title);
     return Response::json($response);
     //	return Response::json($new_rating_array);
 }