A Collection of Nonpartisan Election Information
ON THE ISSUES
You Choose '08 on YouTube. See YouTube '08 On the Issues to watch and hear candidates speak on the issues. Also see videos from each of the two major candidates.
- ProCon.org: Which candidate would make the best U.S. President? Read a simple, nonpartisan, pro-con presentation of the candidates and the issues.
- Which Candidates Agree with You?
- Select a Candidate: Answer 15 questions and see how the candidates match up with your opinions on today's hot button issues. From Minnesota Public Radio.
- Election 2008 Vote by Issue Quiz: Read candidate statements (no names) and mark whether you agree or disagree. From Online NewsHour and WBUR (PBS)
- Glassbooth: Rate which 14 issues are important to you, then answer questions on those subjects. See how you compare to each candidate's views.
- Council on Foreign Relations Campaign 2008: Track the candidates on foreign policy issues. See also Candidate Positions.
- Project Vote Smart: Find all presidential candidates (including minor and 3rd party) with biographical background, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and performance evaluations made by over 100 special interest groups.
- Commission on Presidential Debates. The nonprofit, bipartisan group sponsors and produces the debates.
- Wikipedia has compiled a list of resources for all primary debates: Democratic and Republican.
CANDIDATE PROFILES by News Media
- NPR Election 2008 - including Candidates on the Issues, Secret Money Project, and more...
- PBS NewsHour Vote 2008 - videos, profiles and interviews of candidates, reporters' blog, health care forum
- CSPAN CampaignNetwork - featured coverage of candidates
- CNN - side-by-side comparison of candidates on the issues plus news stories, fundraising. Good coverage of results.
- Fox News - Election HQ - election coverage
- Meet the Press: Meet the Candidates - a collection of interviews with each candidate.
- New York Times Election 2008 Includes profiles, schedules, calendars, finances, and where candidates stand on the issues.
- Washington Post Campaign Toolbox
Includes profiles, campaign finance, analysis of political video, live discussions with candidates, and more.
NEWS FILTERS and FACT CHECKERS
- Digg the Candidates - track the candidates' Digg activity in one place if you are a friend. The current presidential candidates were asked to participate by submitting news stories and videos - then registered readers vote on which ones they "digg" the most.
- Newstrust.net - find good journalism online from a non-profit, non-partisan social news network devoted to quality journalism. Find articles about Presidential Election 2008, Money in Politics, and sections on the candidates. Click on "Top Rated" (by citizen reviewers).
- RealClearPolitics: Election 2008 - Links to news articles, videos, polls. An independent political web site that culls and publishes commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass. It claims to be a trusted filter for anyone interested in politics.
- Factcheck.org: 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. From Annenberg Political Fact Check, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
- PolitiFact.com: Helps you find the truth in the presidential campaign. Reporters and researchers analyze the candidates' speeches, TV ads and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate. (See "Rating Confusion..."). From the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly
- The Buying of the President 2008 - how money shapes presidential campaigns. Includes Disclosure Scorecard. From the Center for Public Integrity.
- CQMoneyLine - comprehensive, timely and objective campaign finance and lobbying information
- Open Secrets.org - find who is giving money to campaigns and how the campaigns are spending that money. From the Center for Responsive Politics.
- Federal Election Commission - administers and enforces campaign finance laws. See fundraising by state. Search for donors by name, zip, employer, city.
- Wikipedia - Main Article
Polls
- RealClearPolitics: List of results of many polls
- Wikipedia opinion polling for Presidential Election 2008: Opinion results from many polls.
Electoral Map (from NPR/PBS): Predicting the Electoral Vote
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