February 13, 2008

More on election 2008

INFOMINE offers many resources on the current presidential election as well as past elections. We'll link to a couple of the newly added resources in this post, and add in a few other interesting election resources from INFOMINE's database.

Vote 2008 : NewsHour Online
PBS's NewsHour feature page on U.S. presidential election of 2008. Includes news reports, candidate profiles, interviews, and more.

The Campaign Legal Center
"The Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which works in the areas of campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics. The Legal Center offers nonpartisan analyses of issues and represents the public interest in administrative, legislative and legal proceedings."

Pew Social and Demographic Trends
Public opinion research on a variety of topics. Of note is coverage on race, ethnicity and campaign 2008.

See also Pew Research Center Reports on Election '08

Some other interesting elections resources

The Living Room Candidate : Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2004
A very well-designed site. View videos by election year, candidate, issue and type of commercial.

Printable Maps : Presidential Elections 1789 - 2000
From the National Atlas. Maps of "electoral votes won, by political party, for the fifty-four Presidential elections from George Washington in 1789 to George W. Bush in 2000."

CNN Political Ticker
Political and campaign news blog from CNN.com.

The Great Debate and Beyond : The History of Televised Presidential Debates
Explore the history of presidential debates, and then check out one of the new paradigms at YouTube.

Many media outlets report that late-night TV is where some people are getting their news. It's not in the INFOMINE database, but Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 is a well known example.