Election+2008



There are a lot of resources available for you to research the electorial process. Try some of these:

[|Library of Congress: Elections the American Way] A simple yet authoritative guide to elections are run in America, past and present.

[|National Archives: Electoral College] Confused yet about the Electoral College? Go here to end the confusion. You have to love the archives!

[|The Senate's election primer] Great resource for the nomination process.

[|Vote-The Machinery of Democracy]Everything you want to know on the history of voting methods, from the Smithsonian

[|NPR-Presidential nominating process explained] Listen to the NPR news broadcast on the nominating process.

[|Media and Elections] This site is a collection of lesson plans on the effect of the media on elections. However there is some good stuff here.

[|New York Times guide to Election 2008] So much helpful info here.

[|TechPresident] Presidential campaigns for the 21st century.

[|Campaign Advertising] What role does advertising have on who is chosen as our next president?

[|National Annenberg Election Survey] Polling, polling and more polling

[|Historical presidential elections] Lots of primary source materials on elections from 1840-1860

[|Political factchecking-] Excellent site from Annenberg helps you distinguish the facts from the hype.

Election wiki A Librarian created guide that outlines the issues, gives access to news coverage, and tests your knowledge of the candidates.Check out the interactive page.

__**VOTER DEMOGRAPHIC RESOURCES**__

[|Census voter information]

[|Statistical Abstract]--Census bureau reports on voting

[|Gallup data]

[|St.Louis County Library]- Go to the databases page under Government and select CQ elections. You need a library card number.

[|Stanford University guide] to Elections research

[|Penn Libraries guide]

[|CITATION] of tables/data