CRF-USA - Election Links

Commission on Presidential Debates Non-profit group that has sponsored the presidential and vice-presidential debates since 1988. Current and past information, including transcripts.

New York Times Topics: Presidential Debates Archive of news stories and transcripts of the presidential debates.

CNN: Debates History Summaries of all the presidential debates with links to further information.

Museum of Broadcast Communication: Great Debate & Beyond A history of televised presidential debates from 1960–2000.

Election Results

PoliticsNationwide: State Election Results Election results at the federal, state, county and municipal levels.

National Conference of State Legislatures: StateVote 2008

270toWin An interactive Electoral College map for 2008 and a history of presidential elections in the United States.

See also Broadcast News, Newspapers, and Other News Sources.

Election Predictions

Electoral-Vote.com Election results, poll predictions of outcomes displayed on U.S. maps, poll data, news, and commentary.

NewsFutures: Election 2008 The latest “prices” on each candidate, which are used to predict the outcome of the election.

Iowa Electronic Markets: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Markets Real-money futures markets where contract payoffs will be determined by the vote cast in the 2008 election. The markets are used by others to predict the outcome.

Election Predictions Contest A contest (with no prize) to name the winning ticket and percentages in the 2008 presidential election.

Blogs

Wonkosphere: 2008 Presidential Election The site uses special technology to scour the blogosphere and analyze what is being said. It captures the buzz from conservative, liberal, and independent sites.

Memeorandum Political news summaries with links to bloggers discussing these issues.

Tailrank: Politics It tracks the hottest political stories on blogs.

Blog Report A snapshot of the latest news, views, and online buzz from leading blogs, message boards, news outlets, and independent web sites from across the political spectrum. From Salon.

Technorati: Politics A breakdown of what is circulating in political blogs.

RealClearPolitics 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.

WatchBlog A multiple-editor blog divided into three major political affiliations, each with its own blog: the Democrats, the Republicans, and the Third Party (covering everything outside the two major parties). Each blog has an archive and links to affiliated online resources.

Talking Points Memo: Election Central Liberal blog.

Patrick Ruffini Conservative blog.

Political Ref Blog with links to news articles, editorials, and videos.

TechPresident A group blog about how the 2008 presidential candidates are using the web, and vice versa, how content generated by voters is affecting the campaign.

PrezVid A blog of YouTube videos on the presidential campaign.

Political Base: Connecting the Dots of Money, Media & Politics in America A source for information on political issues, candidates and opinion.

Political Wire A political column constantly updated with news, buzz and commentary.

Scoop ‘08 A daily national student newspaper (written as a blog) dedicated to providing coverage of the 2008 presidential election.

Political Party Blogs:

Republican National Committee Blog

National Republican Congressional Committee Blog

Democratic Party’s Blog

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Blog

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Blog

PoliticsOnline U.S. and international political news.

The Truth Laid Bear: Ecosystem A ranking of the 100 most popular political blogs.

BlogPulse: Top Blogs A ranking of the most-linked-to blogs.

Hotline National Journal’s daily briefing on politics.

Opinion Polls

American Research Group Its latest polls and an electoral vote calculator.

CNN: The Poll Tracker

Gallup: Election 2008

National Annenberg Election Survey Polls on political attitudes about candidates, issues, and the traits Americans want in a president.

Pew Research Center: Politics and Election ‘08 and Religion in 2008 Campaign

PollingReport.com: Elections The latest and historic polls from many sources on presidential and congressional campaigns.

Pollster.com Polls on the presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and other races.

Rasmussen Reports: Politics Polls on the presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and other races.

RealClearPolitics: Polls A compilation of several polls.

Roper: U.S. Elections Current election and past election poll data.

Zogby International

Opinion Polls A listing of many polls. From Constitutional Rights Foundation.

Humor & Satire

Comedy Central: Indecision 2008

Onion: War for the White House

Professional Cartoonists Index: Campaign 2008 Hundreds of editorial cartoons on the election.

Cartoonist Group: 2008 Election Still more editorial cartoons.

CSL News Cartoons: USA Elections Even more editorial cartoons.

American Association of Editorial Cartoonists: Election Yet more editorial cartoons.

CartoonBank: Election Cartoons on this subject from the New Yorker.

About.com: Political Humor Archive of jokes.

Government

America.gov: Guide to U.S. Elections

USA.gov: Voting & Elections How to contact elected officials, learn about elections and voting, register to vote and vote, and volunteer and contribute to the election process.

U.S. Department of State: 2008 Elections Announcements, information on the U.S. electoral process, and other links.

U.S. Senate: Elections Links to information on elections and data from past elections.

Federal Election Commission The body in charge of administering and enforcing federal campaign finance laws.

Law

Election Law Blog A blog on election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process. From Rick Hasen, Loyola Law School.

Legal Information Institute: Elections Articles and statutes on elections.

Library of Congress: Election Law An annotated guide to sources of information on election law.

Election Law Maps A series of interactive maps comparing election laws across states.

Edward Still: Election Law Information about all aspects of election, voting, and campaign finance law.

Internet Law Library: Election Law Links to laws, court cases, and other information on election law.

Campaign Legal Center A non-partisan, non-profit organization that works on campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics.

U.S. Department of Justice: Voting Section The part of the Justice Department that enforces federal election laws.

Political Parties

Democratic Party Official site of the Democratic National Committee.

Green Party

Libertarian Party

Republican National Committee Official site of the Republican Party.

Yahoo Directory: U.S. Political Parties Links to official party sites.

Candidate Sites & Information on Candidates

John McCain 2008 Official election website for the Republican nominee for president.

Vote Nader Official election website for Ralph Nader.

Obama for America Official election website for Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Barr ’08 Official web site of Libertarian candidate Bob Barr.

Politics1: Presidency 2008 A listing of all the presidential candidates from large and small parties with links to their web sites.

Project Vote Smart Information on candidates and elected officials (president, Congress, governor, and state legislature). It includes voting records, biographical & contact information, issue positions, interest group ratings, public statements, and campaign finances. It also includes voter registration, polling place and absentee ballot information by state, and contact information for state and local election offices.

Meet the Candidates Video and transcripts of candidate interviews on NBC’s Meet the Press.

Who Is Who: 2008 Elections Center for sharing information, news, and opinions related to the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Roll Call: Election Map Analyses of the U.S. Senate and House races in each state.

Washington Post: Congress Votes Database This site lets you browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.

Congresspedia: Wiki the Vote Profiles on candidates for Congress, coverage of the elections, listings of local blogs for each state, and related articles written by citizen editors.

Congressional Report Card Reports on members of Congress and candidates showing how closely their position on legislation matched the positions of advocacy groups.

Congress.org: Election A guide to candidates running in this year’s federal and state races, with links to their official campaign web sites and e-mail addresses.

National Governors Association: Governors List of upcoming elections, the governor of each state, and other information on governors.

U.S. Conference of Mayors: Mayoral Elections Center A database of winning mayoral candidates throughout the United States from 1999 to present.

Candidate Selectors

Campaign 2008: Vote by Issue Quiz A quiz on issues from the campaign. You select positions that correspond with your own views, and the quiz tells you which candidate holds similar views.

Electoral Compass USA A quiz to determine which candidate is closest to your views.

Glassbooth Another quiz to see which candidate holds views similar to yours.

MyElectionDecision By selecting which policy statements by unnamed candidates and deciding on the importance of each statement, users receive a score telling them which candidate they support.

SelectSmart: 2008 Presidential Candidate Selector Ranks Democratic, Republican, third-party, and independent candidates for the presidency based upon user preferences on proposed policy positions on a variety of election-year issues.

USA Today: Match Game After you answer 11 questions, the site determines which candidate you favor.

VAJoe: Candidate Calculator After you answer how you stand on issues, the site determines which candidate holds similar views.

VoteHelp By answering 10 questions, the site helps you decide who to support for president.

Issues

About.com: U.S. Politics Current news and analysis about election-related issues.

Grist: Environmental News & Commentary: How Green Is Your Candidate? Interviews and information on the presidential candidates’ environmental positions.

Health08 Resources and information about health policy issues in the 2008 election. From the Kaiser Family Foundation.

On the Issues Non-partisan resource offering voters information on candidates’ positions on issues. Information is gathered from newspapers, speeches, press releases, and the Internet.

ProCon.org: Which candidate would make the best U.S. president? Extensive site with candidates’ views on issues, biographies, and other resources.

Vote-USA Information on every public election including, primary elections, special elections, at the national, state, and local levels. Also guides to candidates’ views on the issues.

Washington Post: Issue Coverage Tracker Shows which issues the media are reporting on for each candidate and shows which candidates the media are reporting on for different issues.

Fact Checking

Annenberg Political Fact Check Non-partisan site offering reports and commentary on the accuracy of what is said by major political players in the media.

PolitiFact Campaign fact checking by the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly.

Washington Post: The Fact Checker A checking of facts from candidates with an archive.

Rhetorica Analysis and commentary about the rhetoric, propaganda, and spin of journalism and politics, including analysis of presidential speeches and election campaigns.

SourceWatch A wiki documenting the activities of public relations firms and professionals engaged in managing and manipulating public perception, opinion, and policy.

Snopes: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Politics Urban legends circulating in rumors and e-mails.

Media Watchdogs

Accuracy in Media Conservative group pushing for fairer and more balanced coverage in the media.

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting: Elections 2008 Liberal media watch group that offers criticism of media bias and censorship and advocates for greater diversity in the press.

Media Matters: 2008 Election A progressive center dedicated to monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.

Media Research Center Conservative media group that documents, exposes, and neutralizes liberal media bias.

NPR: On the Media: Elections Radio programs examining media issues.

News Hounds: Election 2008 A liberal group that covers Fox News.

Tyndall Report The site monitors the weekday nightly newscasts of the three American broadcast television networks on ABC, CBS, and NBC.

Think Tanks

American Enterprise Institute: Election Watch 2008

Brookings Institution: U.S. Politics

Cato Institute: Government & Politics

Campaign Finance

Elections & Election Law

Politics & Parties

Center for American Progress

National Security

Domestic & Economy

Center for Global Engagement: Candidates’ Corner & Position Tracker

Center for Strategic & International Studies: Decision 2008

Council on Foreign Relations: U.S. Election 2008 Foreign policy issues in the election.

Foreign Policy in Focus: Spotlight on the Candidates

Heritage Foundation: Issues

Institute for Politics, Democracy, & the Internet

New America Foundation: Key Issues

Progressive Policy Institute

Project for the New American Century Foreign policy issues.

Project on Defense Alternatives Defense and foreign policy issues.

Rand: Research Areas

RUSI: America Decides 2008 A UK security & foreign policy think tank.

Direct Democracy: Initiatives, Referendums, & Recalls

Encyclopedia Articles:

Encarta: Referendum, Initiative, and Recall

Wikipedia: Referendum, Initiative, Recall Election, and Direct Democracy

Columbia Encyclopedia: Referendum and Initiative

Answers.com: Referendum, Initiative, Recall, and Direct Democracy

1911 Britannica: Referendum

National Council of State Legislatures: Initiative, Referendum, & Recall A brief overview of each.

USC School of Law: Initiative & Referendum Institute Information on and history of each state’s initiative process and ballot measures.

Ballot Initiative Strategy Center A liberal group that serves as a resource for grassroots advocates and uses the ballot measures to achieve policy goals and political gains.

Links:

Google Directory: Direct Democracy

Open Directory Project: Direct Democracy

Yahoo Directory: Direct Democracy

Youth Vote & Voter Turnout

Kids Voting USA National non-profit organization devoted to getting young people involved in our democracy.

Declare Yourself A non-partisan campaign to encourage 18-year-olds to register and vote. Information on candidates, voter registration, and news reports.

MTV: Choose or Lose Resources for getting involved in the election.

Rock the Vote The site engages youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community and youth culture into its activities.

Election & Voting Information

League of Women Voters: Register to Vote Online Process for registering online plus information on registering. The League’s Smart Voter site provides information from candidates & government elections departments. Plus its Vote411 site offers information on absentee voting, ballot measures, candidates, early voting, election dates, eligibility & ID requirements, polling places, provisional voting, state contacts, voter registration, and voting machines.

Official State Election Sites Links to each state’s election site, with information on voting and results of elections. From Constitutional Rights Foundation.

Federal Voting Assistance Program Voting information for U.S. citizens living overseas.

My Polling Place Enter your address, and the site will tell you the location of your polling place.

Historical Data & Material

American National Election Studies Data on voting, public opinion, and political participation in American elections.

Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

U.S. House of Representatives: Election Statistics Statistics on all federal elections from 1920 to the present.

National Turnout in Federal Elections1960–1996 From the Federal Elections Commission.

Living Room Candidate Presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to the present.

Ease History Another site offering presidential ads from1952 to the present.

4President Candidates’ brochures, campaign announcements, acceptance speeches, and campaign logos plus popular vote and electoral college data for every election since 1960.

New York Times Learning Network: Presidential Elections 1896–1996 Historic articles, editorials, trivia quizzes, facts about the U.S. presidents and more.

U.S. Census Bureau: Voting & Registration and Statistical Abstract: Elections Detailed information and statistics from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas.

HarpWeek: Presidential Elections 1860–1912

University of Virginia Library: U.S. Presidential Election Maps: 1860–1996

UCSB: The American Presidency Project: Election Data Data and election maps from 1828 to the present.

Electoral Vote Calculator Allows you to keep track of electoral vote on election day and also posts the results of all presidential elections in U.S. history.

Tufts University: A New Nation Votes Election returns from 1787 to 1825.

Duke University Library: America Votes Presidential campaign memorabilia from 1796 to the present.

Cornell Library: Get Out the Vote! Campaigning for the U.S. Presidency A collection of material from elections from 1840–1960.

Northern Illinois University Digital Library: Getting the message out! National campaign materials from 1840–1860.

Wikipedia: U.S. presidential election Historical overview of American presidential elections, with a brief summary of the electoral process, results from every presidential race since 1789, and voter turnout since 1960. Also includes external links to other online resources.

NationalAtlas.gov: Printable Maps Maps of the electoral votes won, by political party, for the 54 presidential elections from 1789 to 2000.

Vote: The Machinery of Democracy Exhibition looking at the history of U.S. voting methods, how they have evolved over the years, and how they vary in states and localities.

The Election & Campaign Process

How Stuff Works

How do caucuses work?

How the Electoral College Works

How the Swing States Work

What are superdelegates?

Why is the Iowa caucus so important?

Fact Monster: Step-by-Step on the Campaign Trail Brief overview of the steps of the presidential election, with historical consideration of how the process has evolved. Includes links to other articles on American elections.

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: Election Process

CQ Politics: Campaign Timeline Interactive timeline of the current campaign.

Library of Congress: Elections . . . The American Way Information about how candidates, voters, the party system, election process, and issues operate in the American political system.

Electoral College

Encyclopedia Articles on the Electoral College:

Encarta: Electoral College

Wikipedia: U.S. Electoral College

Columbia Encyclopedia: Electoral College

Answers.com: Electoral College

Citizendium: U.S. Electoral College

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration: U.S. Electoral College Information on the electoral college and presidential elections, past and present.

Everything you wanted to know about the Electoral College but were afraid to ask A video explaining the Electoral College and its issues by Michael White, director of Legal Affairs for the Office of the Federal Register.

Options for Electoral College Reform A review of the options and each’s pros and cons.

Electoral College Pros & Cons

Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government: Primer on the Electoral College Overview of the system, its pros and cons, proposals for change, and major election laws.

E.C.: U.S. Electoral College Web Zine An e-zine that defends and provides information on the Electoral College.

NPR: Debating the Merits of the Electoral College Two professors debate the value of the Electoral College.

What is your Electoral College I.Q.? A trivia quiz on the Electoral College.

Links on the Electoral College:

Google Directory: Electoral College

Open Directory Project: Electoral College

Yahoo Directory: Electoral College

Campaign Financing & Reform

Public Agenda: Campaign Reform Extensive coverage of all sides of campaign finance reform.

Federal Election Commission Official website of the agency that discloses campaign finance information, enforces the provisions of the law such as the limits of prohibition on contributions, and oversees the public funding of presidential elections.

Jurist: Campaign Finance Legal news on campaign finance.

Fundrace Search by name, address, city, or occupation to see which presidential candidates people are contributing to.

CQ Money Line: Campaign Finance News Searchable database tracking and analyzing the movement of political money to and from the national level. It includes individual donor look-up and Political Action Committee (PAC) profiles, and fund contribution history.

OpenSecrets Another database for tracking money in politics and a guide for examining its effect on elections and public policy.

Follow the Money Research on campaign finance at the state level. Features searchable databases and analyses to determine how campaign money affects public-policy debates in the states. From the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Cal-Access Interactive guide to campaign finance and lobbying at the California state government level. Financial information on state candidates, donors, lobbyists, and others. From the office of California Secretary of State.

Campaign Finance Institute Think tank that conducts research, empanels task forces, and makes recommendations for policy change in the field of campaign finance.

Hoover Institution: Campaign Finance Overview of the history and current structure of federal and state campaign financing programs, highlighting five proposed reform strategies.

Common Cause Non-partisan organization devoted to examining money in politics and promoting election reform, campaign finance reform, and government accountability.

Public Campaign: Clean Money, Clean Elections A non-profit group dedicated to reducing the role of special interest money in American politics. In-depth coverage of campaign reform policy and legislation and links.

The Buying of the President Collection of investigative research and reporting on campaign finance and fund-raising efforts in this year’s presidential race. From the Center for Public Integrity.

CampaignMoney A database with the names of financial donors to federal political campaigns.

Brookings Institute: Campaign Finance A directory of campaign finance and related media law resources online.

Other Electoral Reform

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project A synthesis of election-reform research from two major think tanks.

Century Foundation: Reform Elections Resource guides, policy developments, and the latest research from the election-reform community.

ElectionLine, A non-partisan, non-advocacy website providing up-to-the-minute news and analysis on election reform.

National Election Data Archive Project A scientific research project investigating the accuracy of U.S. elections by creating and analyzing a database of precinct-level election data.

FairVote An organization advocating a national popular vote for president, instant runoff voting for executive elections, and proportional voting for legislative elections.

Voting in America: Final Report of the National Conference of State Legislatures Elections Reform Task Force A 2001 report outlining the task force’s recommendations on 10 key issues on election processes and voting practices.

Center for Voting & Democracy Non-profit organization dedicated to building fair democratic voting systems through research, analysis, education and advocacy. Provides reports, news, and opportunities for involvement and resources for activism.

League of Women Voters Non-partisan organization aiming to improve systems of government, including electoral processes, through education and advocacy. Includes up-to-date information on election and campaign finance reforms, voter registration, and other issues.

International Elections

Wikipedia: List of Election Results By Country

Election World Links to information on elections throughout the world.

Psephos A comprehensive, up-to-date archive of electoral information, with election statistics from 168 countries. By Adam Carr.

Lijphart Elections Archive A research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries. From UCSD.

Richard Kimber: Elections Around the World Links to sites on international elections.

Election Resources on the Internet Links to sites around the world that provide national and local election statistics and other election resources.

Electoral Geography 2.0 Maps, data, and socio-political analysis of voting trends in the world’s 192 countries.

IFES: Election Guide A comprehensive and timely source of verified election information and results around the world.

Link Collections

Open Directory Project: Elections

Yahoo Directory: Elections

MSN: Election Guide

Intute: U.S. Elections

GODORT: Elections

University of Michigan Documents Center: Election 2008

Internet Public Library: Election & Voting Resources

Democracy in Action: Race for the White House 2008

E-Democracy: President 2008 A wiki site with recommended links emphasizing non-partisan and non-profit resources along with candidate and major media links.

Librarians’ Internet Index: Elections, Election Law, Electoral College, Campaign Funds, Politics, Voter Registration, Voting, and Voting Machines. High-quality web sites selected by a team of librarians.

Vanderbilt University Library: Elections & Voting

The Green Papers Site dedicated to the dissemination of facts, figures, tidbits and commentary on the election campaigns.

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