2008 Election Project

 

 Looks like the google map isn’t working so well, so here’s a good candidate tracker from the Washington Post:

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

Here’s a link to a google-map mashup with campaign stops:

http://maps.google.com/help/maps/elections/#campaign_trail

 

Here’s the links from your 2008 Election Project packet.

Online Resources for the 2008 Election

www.270towin.com (Elec.College predictions)

 

www.fivethirtyeight.com (Elec.College predictions)

www.electoral-vote.com (Elec.College predictions)

www.realclearpolitcs.com

www.smartvoter.org (League of Women Voters)

www.congress.org/

www.congresslink.org/

www.gop.com (Republican Party)

www.democrats.org (Democratic Party)

www.cookpolitical.com (congressional elections)

www.opensecrets.org (campaign contributions)

www.followthemoney.org (state politics)

www.washingtonpost.org

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

http://www.johnmccain.com/

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008/pick-your-president/ (pick your predicted map)

http://www.issues2000.org/default.htm (issues arranged by topic and candidate, quotes from candidates)

http://www.publicagenda.org/ (basic non-partisan views on issues)

www.virginia.gov (all state governments set up in the manner)

www.centerforpolitics.org (under “crystal ball” breakdown by Senate races, predictions by state for Senate and president, registered voters stats, etc)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/

www.cnn.com/POLITICS (use this and other news outlets for issues, candidates, etc)

http://elections.gmu.edu/voter_turnout.htm (voter turnout by state)

www.eac.gov/clearinghouse/voter-turnout-and-statistics (voter t/o by category)

http://www.abcnews.go.com/politics/vote2008

www.votesmart.org (campaign finance, issues, voting records, etc

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