Presidential Election 2008
Info: PresidentialElection.com "Non-partisan 2008 Presidential Election information and directory including Government, State, and local election information"
The Parties
The Candidates' Sites
News, News, News
- The New York Times
- Known for international foreign policy news; free, but need to create an account
- Election results
- The Washington Post
- All things Washington and Federal Politics
- Free, but need to create an account
- British Broadcast Corporation
- International (non-U.S.) news sources
- BBC News
- BBC World Service; has steaming audio and pod casts (also on FM 88.3 from 11:30pm-5:00am)
- National Public Radio
- Morning news is Morning Edition (FM 90.7, 5:00-9:00am) - pod casts
- Evening news is Evening Edition (FM 90.7, 3:00-5:30pm) - pod casts
- Wisconsin Public Radio - streaming video
- altweeklies.com
- Candidate and election news from alternative news sources.
Wisconsin Coverage
- WisconsinVote.org Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio
- Includes links for voter registration, absentee registration, municipal clerk contacts, ID requirements for registration, biographies of candidates with links to campaign websites, candidate stands on issues, along with streaming video and audio of candidate discussions as aired on WPT and WPR.
- Polling Place Links by County
- Dunn County
- Voter Public Access Search for your voting place by entering your address
- Menomonie Ward Map View the ward map to identify your polling location (see the key) Ex: Ward 5 votes in Price Commons; however, many students do not live in Ward 5.
- Madison, Wisconsin Newspaper Coverage
Tracking the Elections and Delegates
- Associated Press Delegate Tracker '08 Latest primary and caucus results and schedules on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel site
- New York Times Primary Season Election Results
Miscellaneous Information
- Your Ideology
- Beyond Red v. Blue Typology test from Pew Research Center for People & the Press (ex: liberal, conservative, bystander, enterpriser, pro-government, disaffected, etc.)
- The World's Smallest Political Quiz The Advocates for Self-Government (ex: liberal, conservative, centrist, libertarian, big government)
- The Political Compass
- General Information
- Project Vote Smart
- Rock the Vote Nonprofit organization, "engages youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community and youth culture into its activities".
- Background on Policy Information
- Public Agenda Opinion research
- Political Issues
- Presidential Election.com: Political Issues Including abortion, health care, tax reform, climate change, etc.
- National Priorities Project Budget and government spending
- Open Secrets Campaign finance from Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: 04/03/2008 and Last Revised: 2/12/2008
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