Political Science

Election 2008

How do I Register to Vote and Where do I Vote?

• Kenosha City Clerk (Scroll down to Elections - all the local voting info you need is here)
• Kenosha County Clerk (Election Information for the County)
• Kenosha Polling Places

State and Federal Election Information

• Electoral College
• Federal Election Commission (FEC)Electoral Votes
• Federal Election Commission (FEC) Homepage
• WI State Elect. Board

1st Congressional District of Wisconsin Election

• Marge Krupp - Democratic Candidate
  • Project Vote Smart Information about Candidate Krupp
• Paul Ryan - Republican Candidate (Incumbent)
  • Project Vote Smart Information about Candidate Ryan
• Joseph Kexel - Libertarian Candidate
  • Project Vote Smart Information about Candidate Kexel

  
  Money raised and spent by these three candidates (as of August 20, 2008)
  

Non-Partisan Information about Candidates

• Project Vote Smart

Fact Checking the Candidates

• http://www.factcheck.org/
• http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/

Democrats

• Barack Obama Campaign Homepage (Here you will find speeches, issue positions and other items important for making your Presidential choice)
• College Democrats
• The Democratic Party

Republicans

• John McCain Campaign Homepage (Here you will find speeches, issue positions and other items important for making your Presidential choice)
• College Republicans
  • Wisconsin College Republicans
• Republican National Committee

Other Political Parties

• Bob Barr
• Ralph Nader
• Politics 1 (Information about all Political Parties)

National Conventions

• Democratic Party National Convention
• Republican Party National Convention

Polls and General Information about the Election

• Congressional Quaterly General Political Information
• Congressional Quarterly Election Map for House, Senate, and President
• http://innovation.cq.com/primaries08 (Primary Election Guide)

• http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/ (Polls)
• http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/ (Tracking Polls)
• http://www.rasmussenreports.com (Presidential Election Daily Tracking Poll)
• http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=11 (Races to watch)
• CNN Election Center
• Presidential and US Senate Polls (See Statewide Presidential Polls)
• Electoral Votes
• Polling Report
• The Badger Poll (University of Wisconsin Survey Center conducts various polls)
• The Gallup Poll
• The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

• Declare Yourself
• http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/voterunlead/ (Women and Politics)
• http://www.nytimes.com (Your Brain on Politics article)

Follow the Money

• Campaign Spending (Want to know who is giving money to candidates? Type in a name.)
• CNN Election Center
• Federal Election Commission (FEC) Disclosure Database (Search donations to candidates in several formats)
• OpenSecrets.org

News Sources

• ABC
• CBS
• CNN
• C-Span
• Fox
• Journal Sentinel
• MSNBC
• NPR
• Online NewsHour
• PBS
• The New York Times
• Washington Post

• Campaigns and Elections (Political Magazine of Practitioners)
• Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball
• Rand Corporation (Political Polarization article)
• WisPolitics.com

Humor

• Saturday Night Live Skit 9/13/08 (Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Hillary Clinton)
• Indecision 2008
• Cartoons
• Redskins and Elections

© 2008 Jeffrey Roberg