2008 Presidential Election Research Guide

	2008 Presidential Election Research Guide
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Research Databases

General Sites

U.S. Elections: Guide to the 2008 Election
From Project VoteSmart: How Does the Primary Process Work?, Electoral College Votes per State, What is the Electoral College?, and more
2008 Presidential Election (U.S. Electoral College)
Elections 2008 (research guide from U. of Michigan Documents Center)
Election 2008 (research guide from Pace Law School)
Campaign 2008 (Council on Foreign Relations--nonpartisan resource for information & analysis)
Election 2008 (from Polling Report)
CQ Politics (Congessinal Quarterly) and 2008 Primary Guide
2008 Presidential Primary Voter's Guide (League of Women Voters)
Politifact (from St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly)(reviews claims made by candidates and provides rulings on some fo them)

News Sites

The Front-runners (Washington Post)
Presidential Election of 2008 (New York Times)
Election Center 2008 (CNN)(primaries & caucuses, candidates, state to watch, issues, money, debates
Election 2008 (NPR)
Vote 2008 (PBS)
U.S. Elections 2008 (BBC News)
U.S. Elections '08 (Guardian Unlimited)

The Candidates

2008 Presidential Candidates (Project VoteSmart)(includes information on all candidates)
2008 United States Presidential Election: Candidates Videos
From Election TV, "a non-partisan resource to help voters make an informed choice"--includes top political headlines and more
10 Questions
A Presidential Forum produced by techPresident in cooperation with The New York Times editorial board, with support from MSNBC.com and sponsorship other online entities--people formulate questions for the candidates and he candidates respond by video to the top 10 questions
YouTube: You Choose '08 (videos of questions and candidates responses and more)

Top Democratic Candidate Websites

Top Republican Candidate Websites

Campaign Finance/Funding

'08 Presidential Funding (see Race for the White House)
From the Center for Responsive Politics, "a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large. The Center's work is aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government."
Presidential Campaign Finance
Contributions to all candidates by state from the Federal Election Commission

Related Sites

FactCheck
" We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding."
Religion and Politics
From the Pew Forum, a nonpartisan organization that "delivers timely, impartial information to national opinion leaders, including government officials and journalists"

Conventions

Publications