US Presidential Election 2008: Election Blog

US Presidential Election, 2008

1. Electoral System and Polls

2. Election Blog

3. Helpful Links

4. Current Issues

4.1. Updated Electoral Map 4.2 US Foreign Policy 4.3 Health Care in the US 4.4 Issues Concerning Race in the US 4.5 US Defense Policy 4.6 Economic Policy 4.7 Science Policy 4.8 Environmental Policy

5. Media Coverage]]

5.1 US Newspapers 5.2 Newspaper Editorials 5.3 News Radio Stations 5.4 TV Stations 5.5 Podcasts 5.6 Ads 5.7 Fact Checking

6. Candidates for President and Vice-President

6.1 The Democratic Party 6.1.2 Democratic Party Candidates 6.1.2.3 Senator Barack Obama 6.1.2.4 Senator Joe Biden 6.2 The GOP 6.2.1 Republican Party Candidates 6.2.1.1 Senator John McCain 6.2.1.2 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin 6.3 Speeches 6.4 Debates and Parodies

7 Miscellaneous

7.1 Additional Political Videos 7.2 Political Satire 7.3 Movies about Elections

November 2008

Take a look at the 'Office of President-Elect' homepage:

http://change.gov/

http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/32999/emergent_governance_who_needs_bees_when_the_grassroots_swarm_the_white_house thoughts on how to implement a more direct democracy using the massive social network built by Team Obama, quite interesting (Hauke)

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/245525.php footage from the Iowa primary, interesting to revisit - Obama hinting at Clinton nomination in nonchalant way "I Wanna Gather Up Talent From Everywhere" (Hauke)

June 2008

Published: June 21, 2008

Ready to Attack Obama, if Some Money Arrives (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/21/us/politics/21ads.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Published: June 20, 2008

Obama’s Decision Is Biggest Threat Yet to Public Financing System (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/us/politics/20finance.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Published: June 20, 2008

Obama Forgoes Public Funds in First for Major Candidate (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/us/politics/20obamacnd.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin

Published: June 17, 2008

… And An Anti-McCain Ad (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/and-an-anti-mccain-ad/

Published: June 17, 2008

Is McCain Like Bush? It Depends on the Issue (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/us/politics/17policy.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Published: June 16, 2008

McCain: Let States Decide on Offshore Drilling (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/mccain-let-states-decide-on-offshore-drilling/

Published: June 13, 2008

Obama on Social Security Changes (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/obama-on-social-security-changes/

Published: June 12, 2008

Obama Camp Courts Clinton Fund-Raisers (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/us/politics/12donors.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Published: June 12, 2008

Head of Obama’s Vice Presidential Search Resigns (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/us/politics/12veep.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Published: June 11, 2008

McCain’s Daughter Writes Illustrated Bio of Dad (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/mccains-daughter-writes-illustrated-bio-of-dad/

Published: June 10, 2008

Ohio Gov. Doesn’t Want to Be V.P. (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/ohio-gov-doesnt-want-to-be-vp/

Published: June 10, 2008

For Clinton, Millions in Debt and Few Options (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/us/politics/10clinton.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Published: June 10, 2008

New PAC Seeks to Court Christians for Obama (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/new-pac-seeks-to-court-christians-for-obama/

Published: June 9, 2008

Unemployment, Gas Prices on Congress’s Minds (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/unemployment-gas-prices-on-congress-minds/

Published: June 9, 2008

Rural U.S. Takes Worst Hit as Gas Tops $4 Average (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/business/09gas.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Published: June 8, 2008

A New York Moment Waiting to Happen (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/a-new-york-moment-waiting-to-happen/

Published: June 7, 2008

Clinton Endorses Obama (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/06/07/us/politics/20080607_CLINTON_GRAPHIC.html

Published: June 7, 2008

Ending Her Bid, Clinton Backs Obama (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/us/politics/07cnd-campaign.html?hp

Published: June 7, 2008

Clinton Bloc Becomes the Prize for Election Day (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/us/politics/07women.html

Published: June 6, 2008

McCain Says It’s Unclear Whether Bush Wiretapping Was Legal (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/mccain-says-its-unclear-whether-bush-wiretapping-was-legal/

Published: June 6, 2008

Clinton Meets With Obama, and the Rest Is Secret (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/us/politics/07meet.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Published: June 5, 2008

Obama Camp Sets New Money Guidelines (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/obama-camp-sets-new-money-guidelines/

Published: June 4, 2008

CNN Beats Networks for Obama’s Speech (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/cnn-beats-networks-for-obamas-speech/

Published: Jun 3, 2008

AP tally: Obama clinches Democratic nomination (AP)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PRIMARY_RDP?SITE=NYWNE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Published: June 2, 2008

Winning Again, Clinton Ponders Continuing (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/02/us/politics/02dems.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

May 2008

Published: May 30, 2008

Q&A: Florida and Michigan Delegates (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/qa-florida-and-michigan-delegates/

Published: May 29, 2008

Senate’s Power and Allure Drew McCain From Military (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/us/politics/29mccain.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin

Published: May 29, 2008

Democrats Are Advised to Seat Half of 2 States’ Delegations (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/us/politics/28cnd-politics.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Published: May 28, 2008

Two Candidates, Two Endgames (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/two-candidates-two-endgames/

Published: May 27, 2008

On the Trail, One Aide Looms Over Obama (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/us/politics/27reggie.html?ref=politics

April 2008

Published: April 27, 2008

How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania (NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/opinion/27rich.html?_r=1&sq=frank%20rich&st=nyt&oref=slogin&scp=2&pagewanted=print

If someone is interested to know how it feels to participate in a (Republican) caucus, I can recommend the following link:

http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2008/02/08/my-first-caucus-the-tale-of-the-reluctant-delegate