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Some Places to Start Researching Election 2008
Campaigns & Elections
"Campaigns & Elections is a trade magazine for political professionals that is published ten times each year. Each issue includes feature articles, profiles, and news about the profession." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.17]
United States Election Assistance Commission
"The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent, bipartisan commission created by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002."
USA.gov : Voting and Elections
"As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web. USA.gov also serves as the catalyst for a growing electronic government."
State-by-State Results
This page, from The Council of State Governments, features an interactive map that allows site visitors "to view the latest primary, general & special election results for each state. Election dates, offices up for election & presidential/congressional results are also available."
GODORT [Government Documents Round Table, American Library Association] : Elections
hosted by Vanderbilt University
Election 2008 : Candidate Web Sites, Propaganda or News? - A PEJ (Project for Excellence in Journalism) Study
July 12, 2007 article on Journalism.org : "Project for Excellence in Journalism : Understanding News in the Information Age"
U.S. Elections : Guide to the 2008 Election [America.gov]
"[America.gov] delivers information about current U.S. foreign policy and about American life and culture. It is produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs."
The Campaign Legal Center
"The Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which works in the areas of campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics." The site includes a blog, weekly reports, and links to related articles, court cases, and legislation.
Glassbooth : Election 2008
"Glassbooth is a nonprofit organization that is creating innovative ways to access political information. An informed and interested democracy is a powerful thing."
PresidentialElection.com
"Non-partisan 2008 Presidential Election information and directory including Government, State, and local election information. Our promise is to create a more educated voter and a more responsible government by providing accurate information that is available anywhere in the world."
Vote411.org
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund, this site provides information at the state level for absentee voting, election dates, voter registraion, voting machines, eligibility requirements, and more.
Campaign U
"This freely accessible blog, published by the Chronicle of Higher Education, provides links to articles focusing on the 2008 elections as they affect students, colleges, and universities, and higher education policy. This site also provides summaries of relevant scholarly publications." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.18]
CQPolitics
"A free news site provided by Congressional Quarterly (CQ) with political news, political blogs (such as Taegan Goddard's Political Wire) and articles. The site includes a political toolkit with links to other Web sites that have a connection to CQ, as well as links to non-CQ "Web Picks". [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.18]
The Politico
"The Politico launched in January, 2007 with the mission of covering the politics of Capitol Hill and of the presidential campaign, and the business of Washington lobbying and advocacy with enterprise, style, and impact. The Politico is a publication of Capitol News Company, LLC."
CampusPolitico
The Politico's companion Web site, CampusPolitico "focuses on college-age voters, and includes links to social networking sites and downloadable widgets that provide updated blog postings from Politico writers." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.18]
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
"The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is one of the nation's premier research and public policy institutions and the only one whose work focuses exclusively on issues of particular concern to African Americans and other people of color. The Joint Center's current research and analyses address critical issues in three key areas: political participation; economic advancement; and health policy."
Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)
"The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life."
U.S. Election 2008
from the Council on Foreign Relations, "a nonpartisan resource for information and analysis". Includes links to podcasts, expert testimony before Congress, and publications by experts in fields related to foreign relations.
US Election 2008 Web Monitor
from ECOresearch.net. "The ECOresearch Network brings together scientists of different disciplines to explore the design, implementation, management, promotion and evaluation of new media applications that advocate sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems. The network supports the research activities of its members, identifies synergies, informs about projects, and coordinates resource acquisition."
The Road to the 2008 US Elections : Voice of America News
University and Library Election Web sites
University of Michigan Documents Center
One of the most comprehensive list of links to election and voting Web sites
University of Southern California at Berkeley : Presidential Campaign '08
University of Iowa : Election 2008
State Library of Iowa : 2008 Presidential Election Information
University of Southern California : Election 2008
Awesome Library : Presidential Election 2008
Media Sites
Centre Daily Times : Decision 2008
Yahoo! : Events : Election 2008
includes links to register to vote online
CNN Politics : Election Center 2008
New York times : Election Guide 2008
Channel '08 : The 2008 Election on Video [Washington Post]
U.S. News and World Report : Presidential Election 2008
Wall Street Journal : Campaign 2008
Reader's Digest special report : 2008 Election
USA Today : 2008 election coverage
Lansing State Journal : Election 2008
2008 Presidential Election - Issues News Sections [U.S. Politics Today]
PolitiFact.com [St. Petersburg Times]
"PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign."
AlterNet : Election 2008
"AlterNet is an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of dozens of other independent media sources. AlterNet's aim is to inspire citizen action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, and health care issues. Our editorial mix underscores a commitment to fairness, equity and global stewardship, and making connections across generational, ethnic and issue lines."
ColorsNW Election Coverage 2008
"ColorsNW's mission is to illuminate issues relevant to communities of color through high-quality, enlightening and thought-provoking content. Integrity, professionalism and dedication to open and balanced dialogues will be our guides. Through education and exposure we will foster pride and mutual respect among people of all cultures and ethnicities."
Real Clear Politics
"Founded in 2000 by John McIntyre and Tom Bevan, Chicago-based RealClearPolitics.com (RCP) has become one of America’s premier independent political web sites. Updated every morning and throughout the day, RCP culls and publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering all the important issues of the day."
Foreign Media
2008: race for the White House : Angus Reid Global Monitor [British columbia, Canada]
US Election 2008 : Der Spiegel [Germany]
US Election 2008 : RTÉ News [Ireland]
U.S. Elections 2008 : GuardianUnlimited [United Kingdom]
Race for the White House 08 : The Sydney Morning Herald [Australia]
U.S. Presidential Election 2008 : Xinhua News Agency [China]
U.S. Elections 2008 : Telegraph [United Kingdom]
US election 2008 : Economist.com [Great Britain]
Channel 4 : US Election 2008 [United Kingdom]
Focus: US Elections 2008 : Al Jazeera English [Doha, Qatar]
"Al Jazeera English is the world’s first global English language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East. From this unique position, Al Jazeera English is destined to be the English-language channel of reference for Middle Eastern events, balancing the current typical information flow by reporting from the developing world back to the West and from the southern to the northern hemisphere. The channel gives voice to untold stories, promotes debate, and challenges established perceptions."
Wikis and Blogs
Wikipedia : United States presidential election, 2008
Congresspedia
"a joint project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Media and Democracy
Campaigns Wikia
"It's time for politics to become more intelligent, and for democracy to really involve the people. Broadcast media tells you what to think and doesn't let you get involved. It's time to focus on what you need, what you care about, and the messages you want to get out."
open directory project : elections : 2008
"The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors."
YouTube : You Choose '08
"In a departure from the traditional, formally televised presidential debates of the past, candidates are now responding to questions raised by citizens through videos posted on YouTube. This site includes videos of questions, candidate responses, and user-generated responses to the same questions asked of the candidates. The site also links to videos produced by individual campaigns." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.19]
TechPresident
"This group blog, a project of the Personal Democracy Forum, focuses on how the Web is being used by presidential campaigns, and how the read-write, interactive nature of the Web allows the public to create content that becomes part of the campaign conversation." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.19]
The Green Papers
particularly, their 2008 Primary, Runoff, and General Elections page
Politics1.com [Ron Gunzberger]
"The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Politics & Elections ... since 1997"
Foreign Policy Association : Election 2008
"...[T]he Foreign Policy Association’s Forum for the 2008 Presidential Election. This blog will follow developments leading up to the November contest, focusing specifically on foreign policy and international affairs issues."
The Huffington Post : 2008 election
also sponsors FundRace 2008. "FundRace gives you the technology to do what politicians and journalists have been doing for years: find out where the money's coming from, [and] see who it's going to".
Election 2008 Countdown and Delegate Count : Tom-Hanna.org
Election 2008 TV
"Election 2008 TV: the number one video-sharing social network for politics and election updates with shared video from all the political parties."
blogspot.com : Presidential Election 2008
Gather : Content by Politics Editor on "election 2008"
I Will Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election [Experience Project]
"The Experience Project provides an online community based on the sharing of the complete human experience - the good and the bad, the highs and the lows, the serious and the trivial - the very experiences that make us who we are."
A New Resource for the 2008 Election [Everyday Citizen]
Everyday Citizen: "These engaging blogs are authored by ordinary citizens with things to say about social, economic, environmental, human, or political conditions in our nation or our world."
WordPress.com : Blogs about : 2008 Presidential Election
Campaigning for History [New York Times blog]
TPM [Talking Points Memo] Election Central
"Talking Points Memo is the flagship blog of TPM Media LLC, which also published TPMmuckraker, TPM Election Central and TPMCafé. TPM Media is headquartered in New York City and has two staff reporter-bloggers reporting from Washington, DC."
Money : Campaign Finance
Federal Election Commission
"In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) — the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections."
OpenSecrets.org
"Your guide to the money in U.S. elections."
CampaignMoney.com
"The purpose of campaignmoney.com, a non-partisan web site, is to make available in the easiest way possible the names of financial donors to federal political campaigns. These records are a matter of public record provided by the Federal Election Commission. There is no charge for perusing the lists on campaignmoney.com."
Follow the Money
"A number of organizations provide data about federal-level campaign finance contributions, but the National Institute on Money in State Politics provides information on the state level by contributor and industry. The site also includes data on ballot measures and political parties, along with news releases and research reports focusing on campaign contributions and public policy." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.20]
Statistics & Polls
U.S. Census Bureau : Voting and Registration
"This government site provides voting and registration statistics from population surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, along with population estimates, historical time-series data, and research reports." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.18]
American National Election Studies (ANES)
"ANES has been collecting data about U.S. elections since 1948, creating a vast series of data and research reports about political participation and electoral behavior that are available through the site." [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.19-20]
PresidentPolls2008.com
Likely one of the most comprehensive list of links to Election 2008 polls.
PollingReport.com : election 2008
"An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion."
ElectoralVote.com
"Welcome to Electoral Vote Predictor, which tracks political polls for U.S. federal elections."
blogspot.com : 2008 Election Polls
Election 2008 Polls
This Web site includes links for many different polling sites.
Election projection : 2008 Edition
"Projecting the upcoming elections - and commenting on things along the way" [blog and polls]
Pollster
"Pollster tracks, aggregates, and analyses political polls (including presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial races). The site provides links to other polling and survey research groups and resources, and has a very helpful FAQ page that explains how political polling is done. [College & Research Library News, 69 (1), p.20]
For Kids (and Teachers)
Scholastic.com : Election 2008
See also the Scholastic Community : Election 2008
Road to the White House with C-SPAN Classroom
Teacher Magazine : Mock Election 2008
For Fun
Indecision 2008 [Comedy Central]
Political Cartoons of Election 2008
from Caffeinated Politics : Coffee Shop Banter in Cyber Space
Cup O Politics
"Original political comedy parody videos written by monologue writers from Letterman and formerly Leno. It’s all about the jokes. Meet the Press we ain’t."
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