Election 2008 - Voting

 

2008 Presidential Candidates

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates 

From The Washington Post, candidate profiles, news, campaign trackers, and financial activity.

 

Election 2008 Primaries and Caucuses

http://electoral-vote.com 

Tracks electoral votes by examining the state-by-state polls in the 2008 U.S. presidential race. Also tracks Congressional races. Offers maps, graphs, and related data and is searchable.

 

Elections 2008

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2008.html 

A directory of links on topics such as the election process, candidates, endorsements, and primaries.

 

Electoral College Vote Calculator

http://theelectoralvote.com 

A recreational site where users can predict U.S. Presidential election outcomes by entering electoral college results in the calculator.

 

FactCheck.org

http://www.factcheck.org

"We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases."  If McCain or Obama or any other political figure makes a statement that you doubt, consider checking here for confirmation or refutation.

 

Federal Voting Assistance Program

http://www.fvap.gov 

Absentee voting information for UOCAVA citizens (U.S. Armed Forces, merchant marine, commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their family members, and citizens outside the United States).

 

NPR Election 2008

http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102 

An archive of election stories and information about the Presidential candidates.

 

The Online NewsHour: Presidential Election Coverage

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008 

Analysis, an election map, reporters' blog, articles about the candidates, lesson plans, slide show, and delegate tracker.

 

Open Secrets

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php?cycle=2008

Detailed financial information about the campaigns:  contributors, expenditures, etc.

 

PolitiFact

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter

Editors of Congressional Quarterly and the St. Petersburg Times rate the truthfulness of statements made by the presidential and vice-presidential candidates; also measured are "flip-flops."

 

Pew Research Center Reports on Election '08

http://pewresearch.org/topics/election'08 

From the Pew Research Center, analysis and publications related to the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Topics include debates, presidential primaries, religion, news coverage, and more.

 

Politics 1

http://www.politics1.com/nj.htm

"Your complete directory of New Jersey candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources."

 

Project Vote Smart

http://www.votesmart.org 

Biographical information about current officials and candidates, voting records, campaign finances, and voter registration resources.

 

U.S. Electoral College—2008 Presidential Election

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008 

An explanation of the electoral college and information about the distribution of electoral votes, historical election results, and frequently asked questions. 

 

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