The 2008 Elections: From Campaign to Capitol
Information about Candidates and Parties
- Campaign Finance Info Center
- CampaignMoney.Com
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Commission on Presidential Debates
- Directory of US Political Parties
- Expert Voter.Org
- FactCheck.org
- IRS Political Organization Disclosure
- On the Issues: "Every Poliical Leader on Every Issue"
- Political Money Line - FEC Info
- Presidents of the US
- Project Vote Smart
- Voter Information Services
- YouTube: You Choose 08
Designed for journalists to help them follow the campaign money trail. Has section that collects stories about campaign finance.
One of the easiest sites to search for informaiton on campaign finance. Learn who is giving to what candidate. Searchable at zip code, county, state and national level. Includes contributions to political action committees.
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.
Can read the transcripts of both the Presdential and Vice-Presidential debates. Has an historical archive.
A good way to link to the major parties, plus any political party located in the United States.
A collection of candidate videos organized by issue.
From the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvannia. Judgements are from the Factcheck staff and not the Annenberg Center.
Provides a way to search the IRS filings of political organizations.
Mission of this site is to provide non-partisan information for voters looking at the U.S. Presidential Race.
Searchable by election cycle. Information is well organized. Can find the total receipts, disbursements, ending cash on-hand, and debts owed for presidential and congressional candidates. Can also search by donors and pacs.
A wonderful site for studying the institution of the presidency. Includes current and historical information. Information on debates and campaigns also covered.
Tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders. Can search by zip code. Also a good site to learn how candidates stand on important issues.
Provides ratings of Congress from a wide range of advocacy groups representing both liberal and conservative viewpoint. Examples of some of the groups are the AFL-CIO, ACLU, AASA, ACU, NAACP, etc.
Site includes videos of questions, and candidate responses. You will also find videos produced by the individual campaigns.
