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 Learn about the issues affecting the upcoming election, choose your stance and share your viewpoints. Watch the debates live and submit your questions to be answered by the candidates.


Issues --

   CNN Election 2008 Issues

   New York Times Election
   Issues
 

   BBC on the Issues
 

   NPR 2008 Election Issues
 

 
  Polls --

    Gallup Organization
 
     Public Agenda Online

    Los Angeles Times
    Times Poll
   

    RealClearPolitics

 

  The 2008 Presidential ElectionElection

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Candidates on Issues

  • FactCheck.org
    Analyzes claims made by politicians in the news to determine
    their accuracy.

  • New York Times Election Guide
    Biographies and blogs of presidential candidates and their
    stands on the issues (abortion, climate change, health
    care, immigration, Iran and Iraq).

  • On The Issues
    Extremely thorough, includes voting records and quotes from
    candidates on issues.

  • Opensecrets.org: 2008 Presidential Election
    "Follow the money" at this site, which displays campaign
    contribution data.

  • Politics 1
    Presents candidates by all political parties.

  • Project Vote Smart
    Lists current candidates with standard information including
    candidates’ background, education, profession/experience,
    and voting history.

  • RealClearPolitics
    Popular among journalists and politicians, this independent
    website provides organized links to selected news, opinion,
    blogs, and multimedia content, and publishes a few articles
    itself. Its polling data, collected from various sources and
    displayed graphically, is especially valuable.

How Elections Work

California

 

Library Subscription Databases

The SCC Library pays for databases with a wide selection of newspaper, magazine and journal articles.  These are an excellent place to search for information on the 2008 election.  You need a current SCC staff or student ID card to access the databases from off campus.

Sacramento City College Library Homepage
09/25/08
 Sue Chen (chens*scc.losrios.edu)
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