Republican National Committee
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Public Interest Research Groups
Consumer protection, environmental groups, dangerous toys, etc.
Our Vote Live
From the Election Protection Coalition, this site review in real-time reports of voter assistance calls made to 866-OUR-VOTE. It includes, maps, a blog and allows you to search reports.
Twitter Vote Report
Track wait times and other voting news live.
Newseum: On the Campaign Trail
PBS NewsHour
National Public Radio
Several great resources for political coverage.
Congressional Quarterly's Campaigns & Elections Magazine
The Hill
Magazine covers Capitol Hill.
Roll Call
Another publication covering Congress.
PBS: The American President
PBS Frontline: Government and Elections
A collection of companion Web sites on various political topics.
Dirty Money
The Environmental Working Group's site shows which elected representatives get the biggest contributions from the filthiest polluters. A dynamite database.
EnviroVote
A project by two journalism graduate students that aims to show the potential environmental impact of the 2008 elections.
Guide to Public Opinion Poll Websites
Links galore from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
PollingReport.com
A clearinghouse of election polls. Updated whenever they come out.
Voting in America: 1840-2008
Interactive maps, commentary and analysis on voting patterns.
C-SPAN Politics: Campaign 2008
E-Democracy
Election news, information and links.
Cursor.org
A handy collection of news and political stories.
Pew Forum: Religion Issues in 2008 Presidential Campaign
Beliefnet: The 12 Tribes of American Politics
Survey breaks down 12 religious voting blocs.
AAAS: Science & Technology in the 2008 Election
From the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Counter Punch Political Newsletter
Great commentary and super links section to political, economic and media sites.
Reliable Resources
Search state-by-state for political stories. Run by the Pew Center and USC.
Center for Public Integrity
A D.C. watchdog group that explores many issues and special interests.
Wisconsin Advertising Project
Studies campaign spending and advertising.
Almanac of American Politics
Key votes, committee changes and election results.
ElectionWorld.org
Elections around the world.
Elections and Electoral Systems Around the World
A collection of links to various election and electoral sites. Compiled by a UK academic.
Lijphart Elections Archive
Housed at the University of California, San Diego campus, is a research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries.
ElectionLine: State Election Law Charts
E-Democracy: U.S. Elections
An excellent politics portal.
National Review Online
National Review: Election 2008
News, blogs and more from the conservative publication.
U.S. House Clerk's Office: Election Statistics 1920-2002 Directory
The official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories.
Campaign Finance Institute
Resources galore, including congressional statistics back to 1978, breaking news, interest groups, disclosure, election coverage and more.
FactCheck.org
Annenberg's political fact-checking resource.
CNN's Morning Grind
C-SPAN Politics: Campaign 2008
Speech and Transcript Center
Links to key speeches and transcripts (English language) by key government, military and other leaders. It also includes direct links to related full-text docs and other reference type materials.
Congressional Accountability Project
Site, which claims to fight corruption in Congress, offers information ranging from pay and perks to ethics.
Record Verification for Political Candidates
Check a candidates military record, etc.
National Personnel Records Center
A central repository of personnel-related records, both military and civil service. The site's mission is to "provide world-class service to government agencies, military veterans, former civilian Federal employees, family members, as well as researchers and historians."
Washingtonpost.com's On Politics
A deep site that includes a searchable database of all political races, sorted by state and federal levels.
CNN's AllPolitics site
Another great site for following the elections.
OpenDemocracy.net
A non-profit site who's aim is to stimulate debate on global issues. It is non-partisan and presents a range of views on any subject. For journalists, it is an invaluable source of quality background information on international relations, European and Islamic cultures, world opinion and much more. The media section currently features a multi-article debate on journalism and war, and a world media monitor of news coverage on SARS and the war on Iraq.
ABC News Politics Page
MSNBC Politics Page
BusinessWeek
Where to get coverage on Election Day.
Talking Points Blog
A left-leaning political blog.
Memeoandum
Focusing primarily on U.S. politics and current affairs, this site auto-generates a news summary every five minutes, drawing on experts and pundits, insiders and outsiders, media professionals and amateur bloggers.
MSNBC: MySpace Decision '08 Page
U.S. Department of Justice: Voting Rights
U.S. Department of Justice: Federal Voting Rights Laws
Youth04.org
Targeted to voters 18-25. Studies, discussions, etc. Hosted by the Center for Democracy and Technology but run by college students.
Stump
The Poynter Institute built this site to cover the California recall but continued it for the presidential campaign. Features various blogs, coverage, advertising, etc.
League of Conservation Voters
Scorecard on environmental issues.
The Libertarian Party
Conservative News Service
Places emphasis on its political position.
The Political Compass
Fill out this form to find out what political party you should be in. A fun site!
CapSteps.com: Political Satire
Politics1.com
Internet Public Library: Presidents of the United States
Past Inaugural Addresses
Presidential Libraries
Library of Congress: American Memory
TRAC Government Site
A super site developed by Syracuse University to guide you to and through several government sites, including the IRS, FBI, DEA and ATF.
TruthOut
A free politics and social issues newsletter.
The National Journal
A weekly on politics and government published in Washington, put out a Guide to the Web in its Dec. 8, 2001 issue that probably would be helpful because it includes lots of government sites.
The Political Network
Pop and Politics
WebWhiteBlue.org
Site's no longer live but is archived.
Media Research Center
A dynamite site that has some commentary on media coverage of the political scene.
Issues2000.org
Easy-to-use site to check where candidates stand on issues.
C-SPAN: Nixon Tapes 1971-73
Excerpts from his foreign relations dealings, Supreme Court issues, etc.
Counter Views
Run by a group of conservative political commentators who have have been in politics each for about two decades, this site has been used by many national media outlets. One hosts a political TV show, anotherhosts a political radio show, one is a Hoover Institute fellow and the otherthe former head of a west coast conservative think tank. Topics have included education reform, Enron, John Walker and campaign politics.
ThisNation.com
Dozens of resources for tracking politics.
Policy.com
Non-partisan site offers "unbiased news and analysis." It includes some great research and analysis on policy issues such as education, technology, environment and healthcare.
VoteLink.com
Votelink highlights current topics and newsmakers. Organized by business, politics, teen vote, etc.
Taxpayer.net
An advocacy group that touches on a variety of current issues. Includes links to news stories all over the globe.
Tax Policy Center
SelectSurf Politics Links
Links to several great politics sites.
Hardball with Chris Matthews
The Political Graveyard
This page tells us where dead politicians are buried. Search by name, state, cemetery name, etc.
Vote411.org
Non-partisan election coverage on the Democracy Network.
Spinsanity
This site breaks down political spin.
Center for Policy Alternatives/StateAction.org
Washington think tank.
30Issues Wiki
Part of the Brian Lehrer Show's 30 Issues in 30 Days on WNYC.
News21: Politics and the Environment
From the Carnegie-Knight initiative on journalism education.
University of Michigan Library: Political Science Resources
Mother Jones Political News Page
Links to dozens of current news stories.
Institute for Public Accuracy
As a nationwide group of policy researchers. Great source for public policy issues!
History and Politics Out Loud
A database of famous political speeches, including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon. Search by speech title, speaker's name or date. Note: Your browser may need plug-ins to hear the audio.
California Voter Foundation
News, stats and studies.
NATO News.com
Dozens of global news updates and helpful links.
Capitol Hill Blue
Political news with a twist.
Statenet.com
Andrew Sullivan
A good politics site with an edge -- usually enjoyed by liberals, conservatives and moderates alike.
Mickey Kaus' KausFiles.com
Links, story ideas and spin from an author and public policy guru.
Adherents.com
A religion site that includes a list of religions of past presidents.
Political Site of the Day
From Totalnews.com.
American Rhetoric: Top Political Speeches of All-Time
Download video from the "speech bank."
Talking Points Memo
Political commentary from Josh Marshall, a Washington, D.C.-based writer and former Washington Editor of the American Prospect. His articles on politics and culture have appeared in The American Prospect, The Columbia Journalism, Review, Feed, The New Republic, The New York Post, The New York Times, Newsday, Salon and Slate, among others.
Front Page.com
A right-wing political site edited by David Horowitz.
Sports Illustrated: Political Arena Politics
Essay on how sports and politics relate, photo galleries of athletes turned politicians.
TomPaine.com
A political journal with links to professional and personal posts.
The Rothenberg Political Report
HuffingtonPost.com
A good political site from the syndicated political columnist.
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Watchdog group on wasteful government spending. Site includes a media page and is organized by categories such as government contracts, energy, transportation, national security, etc.
Columbia Journalism Review Campaign Desk
Silobreaker: 2008 Election News
Ballot-Access.org
National Absentee Ballot Guide
Ballotpedia
A free wiki that offers information on ballots, ballot measures, ballot access for initiatives
and candidates, petition drives, etc. It's sponsored by a group called Citizens in Charge Foundation. It offers a recent changes section and a good search tips page. It also has news linked and "Judgepedia" and "Sunshine Review" pages. Be careful to fact-check anything you use on a wiki site, as it can be edited by anyone..
ACLU Voting Rights
CivilRights.org: Voting Resources
VotoLatino
FreeRepublic.com
Conservative site news.
Lucianne.com
Chicago Council of Lawyers
Evaluations of judicial candidates and much more.
Adherents.com
A religion site that includes a list of religions of past presidents.
Amnesty International
Links to stories, studies and more.
Christian Coalition
Greenpeace
Environmental activist group.
National Coalition for the Homeless
NOW
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The Nation
A progressive journal on politics and culture.
National Freedom of Information Coalition
Political BS
Web-based political discussion forums and to government and media source around the world.
Electionline.org: Pew Center on the States
Center for Citizen Media: State Law: Documenting Your Vote
Center for Citizen Media: State Law: Documenting Your Vote
WorkingforChange.com
A left-leaning news and links site launched in spring of 2000 is owned by the liberal long-distance telephone company Working Assets./p>
ABC News: Match-o-Matic
Match your opinions with the presidential candidates'.
Chiefs of State Specialized Biography Search
Prominent Anarchists Specialized Biography Search
Pew Center's The People, The Press Research Center
Polls, articles and helpful links.
American Politics Journal
A hilarious parody site.
Idealist.org
Nerve.com
The Warren Ellis Forum
Scoop08: National Student Newspaper Election Coverage
First online national student newspaper will cover the 2008 elections.
PBS: The American Experience - The President
A great interactive video site that lets you pick a question that a past president will answer in a video. (Examples: "How Influential is the First Lady?" and "How Do You End a War?"
PublicCampaign.org: Clean Elections
How public financed elections work.
Nieman Reports: Politics and New Media
Nieman Reports: Linking Newspapers to the Best Political Coverage
Nieman Reports: Young Reporters, New Tools and Political Reporting
Nieman Reports: Election Coverage Becomes Time for 'Instant Innovation'
Nieman Reports: Campaign 2008 - It's on YouTube
Poynter: History of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions
Links to historical resources and information dating back to the 1850s.
PBS: The American Experience
Explores history of U.S. Presidents.
National Voting Rights Museum
Library of Congress: Votes for Women Timeline
ComputerWorld: Voting Technology
RTNDA: Avoiding Election Day Problems
A great list of tips and advice from legal counsel.
WorldChanging.com
A 501(c)3 media organization that "comprises a global network of independent journalists, designers and thinkers covering the world's most intelligent solutions to today's problems."
