Election 2008
Voter Information
ProjectVoteSmart: the voter's self defense system
Specific candidate info, including voting records and policy positions.
League of Women Voters
Lots of good national candidate information.
Public Agenda for Citizens
Nonpartisan and nonprofit site that provides citizens with public policy infomation in order to make informed decisions.
Political Parties/Presidential Candidates
Democratic National Committee
Barack Obama
Republican National Committee
John McCain
Judicial Evaluations
Illinois State Bar Association
News Media Election Guides
Fact/Truth Checking
Media Matters for America
A research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
Factcheck.org
A project of the Annenbury Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania that monitors the accuracy of candidates' statements.
Politifact
A joint project of the St. Petersbury Times and Congressional Quarterly that provides an extensive fact-checking resource throughout the presidential campaign.
The Fact Checker
A project of the Washington Post and run by journalist Michael Dobbs that provides background, context and evaluation to candidate statements and other political stories.
