Quick Reference: Politics
C-SPAN.org
http://www.c-span.org/
A diverse information service that provides public affairs programming.
CJR Daily
http://www.campaigndesk.com/
Critique and analysis of the media from the Columbia Journalism Review.
LexiNexis News
http://www.lexisnexis.com/news/
From LexisNexis, this site has political news stories from around the world.
FactCheck.org
http://factcheck.org/
A nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/
The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.
opensecrets.org
http://www.opensecrets.org/
The source for the money behind the candidates. Look up who's making donations to whom in your area.
Political Resources on the Net
http://www.politicalresources.net/
"Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world."
PollingReport.com
http://www.pollingreport.com/
A bi-monthly "independent survey of trends affecting elections, government, and business." This Web includes polls from Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich, Princeton Survey Research Associates, network news polls, and more.
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/
Resources include voting records, issues information, biographies, organizations, educational reference materials, political humor, and other directories of political information.
Project Vote Smart - Interest Group Ratings
http://www.vote-smart.org/official_five_categories.php?dist=issue_rating_category.php
Project Vote Smart collects performance evaluations from special interest groups who provide them, regardless of issue or bias.
RealClearPolitics
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
"Updated every morning and throughout the day, RCP culls and publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass."
Your vote matters
http://www.yourvotematters.org/ala/
Register to vote courtesy of the American Library Association.
Content editor: John Boyd, boydjd@appstate.edu, Electronic Resources Librarian