Election ‘08

On Tuesday 4 November 2008, U.S. citizens will elect the full membership of the U.S. House, one third of the U.S. Senate, and a new President. Elections will also occur at various state and local levels. Needless to say, much rhetoric will fill the airwaves over the next eleven months. To help you cast an informed vote, I share the following links to sites that provide a dispassionate, fact-based analysis of the candidates, their claims, and their money. I also include several other relevant links. Enjoy, and good luck. (All links open in a new window or browser tab.)

• FactCheck
• PolitiFact
• OnTheIssues
• Politics 1
• The Fact Checker
• OpenSecrets
• The Campaign Finance Institute
• Federal Election Commission

Analysis:

• Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

General news:

• CNN Election Center 2008
• NPR: Election 2008 (primary coverage)

Past election results: 1789-2004, from InfoPlease.

The United States Government:

• The United States Constitution
• Congress: the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate
  • Legislative information from the Library of Congress
• The President of the United States
  
• The Supreme Court of the United States
  • Oyez: US Supreme Court Case Summaries, Oral Arguments, and Multimedia