The 2008 Elections: From Campaign to Capitol

Has political news, and political blogs.

A good site for information on the national campign as well as many local races. Special features include a debate and ad page.

This trade magazine features articles, profiles, and news about the profession.

This site provides a wealth of information on campaign finance and related topics. Focus is on the federal level, but there is some state level links. Noteworthy section is the registered lobbyist database. Also known as Open Secrets.Org.

A well organized site from Larry Romans at Vanderbilt University. Includes annotations with most links. Topics include political party sites, 2006 candidates, campaign finance, electoral college, media, polls, and much more.

One of the most comprehensive collections of information on the 2008 elections.

Has timely information and ideas on national policy and politics. Topics include civil liberties, the economy, education, foreign policy, health care, social security.

Produced by the Center for Voting and Democracy, a non-profit group that conducts research, analysis, and education related to elections and democracy. Topics covered include voting rights, voter turnout, redistricting, pending legislation, and much more.

The regulatory agency created to administer the statue that governs the financing of federal elections.

FirstGov is the official U.S. gateway to all government information. This section devoted to elections covers the electoral college, candidates, and background information on elections in general. A good site to link out to other webpages.

A comprehensive site that collects election information from around the world.

GPO disseminates official information from the Federal Government. This is their site on voting and elections.

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Center for Government Studies. Users may use zip codes to find candidates. Includes links to public interest groups and political parties.

Comprehensive site for American politics. Good links to major issues and political ideology sites. Presidential candidates as well as links to state level politics and candidates.

Has 18 issue guides, which combine a news digest, background data and sources. Also has a section on the pitfalls of interpreting polls.

Another comprehensive collection of links to resources. Provides easy access to regional information.

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