Election

=** ELECTION - 2012 **=


 * THE ISSUES **

Here you can find detailed comparisons of major candidates’ positions on the economy, Iraq, health care, immigration, and climate change.
 * [|2012 Election Issues: Candidate Positions (NPR)]**

**[|PolitiFact]** This project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.

This resource for journalists was created by the media relations staff at the University of Southern California. It includes the Education Archive which covers education-related election stories.Most appropriate for secondary students.
 * [|Election 2012] **

Up-to-the-minute news, analysis, candidates and the polls.
 * [|Politico - Election 2012]**

From concerns about the economy and the war in Iraq to the perennial topics of Social Security and the health care system, this site includes the range of issues guiding the 2012 presidential race.
 * [|CNN Election Center: Campaign Issues]**

Election 2012 and the Affordable Care Act--a perspective and perusal of the possible outcomes.
 * [|New England Journal of Medicine]**


 * CANDIDATE PLATFORMS **


 * [|Obama Official Site]**


 * [|Obama on the Issues]**


 * [|Romney Official Site]**


 * [|Romney on the Issues]**


 * Understanding the Election Process in the U.S. **

The American memory collection of the Library of Congress provides background on [|candidates], [|voters] , [|party system] , [|election process] and i [|ssues] so that students will understand how the US system was created and gives sample historical events to demonstrate each section.
 * [|Elections: The American Way]**

The Caucus is an electoral event that leads to the presidential election.
 * [|Iowa Caucus] **

270towin.com is an interactive Electoral College map for 2012 that includes a history of Presidential elections, a blog, and more.
 * [|270 to Win.Com] **

From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), this site includes everything you need to know about the Electoral College.
 * [|U.S. Electoral College]**

Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories.
 * [|Election Statistics] **

The law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process. This is Law Professor, Rick Hasen’s web log and is supported by Loyola Law School.
 * [|Election Law Blog]**

How electors vote; the electoral college; and Election 2012.
 * [|National Archives]**

Play the Election: games to educate students on the electoral college and debates.
 * [|Rand McNally]**

Analysis of politics, polling and public affairs; and electoral college
 * [|University of Delaware]**

Starting points; index and directory; government publications; issues; campaign ads and more.
 * [|Vanderbilt University]**


 * POLITICAL CARTOONS **


 * [|2012 Election Cartoons]**


 * [|PoliticalCartoons.com]**


 * [|Nick Anderson 2012 Election Archive]**


 * [|Today's Best Cartoons]**


 * VOTING **

Declare Yourself is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign to empower and encourage every eligible 18-year-old in America to register and vote in the presidential primaries and 2012 presidential election.
 * [|Declare Yourself]**

Here students can take the Pew Center's Political Typology Questionnaire to identify their political typology group.
 * [|Beyond Red vs. Blue: Where Do You Fit?]**


 * And More… **

Find an extensive collection of resources (e.g., news, editorials, commentary, polling data, video and more) from a highly respected independent organization. [Just be prepared to ignore the ads.]
 * [|Real Clear Politics]**

In addition to learning about how you can get people involved in the election process, you can also know your local and national candidates’ biographical information, voting records [|issue positions (Political Courage Test)], interest group ratings, public statements and campaign finance records.
 * [|Vote Smart] **

OpenSecrets.org is the nonpartisan guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy. From the Center for Responsive Politics, "a non-partisan, non-profit research group ... that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy."
 * [|Campaign Finance: OpenSecrets]**

Links to election information in many countries around the world as well as to the best general sites on the topic. Scroll down for a view of the vast resources maintained for the Political Science Resources page at the University of Keele in the United Kingdom.
 * [|Elections and Electoral Systems Around the World] **

Presidential campaign commercials from every presidential election 1952 - 2012.
 * [|The Living Room Candidate]**

If you have to choose one polling site for 2012, this is the one! The free web site includes current and historical polling results from all of the major polling organizations (e.g., Pew, Gallup, Reuters/Zogby, NPR), plus many more). In addition, you can find polling results from previous elections.
 * [|Polling Report: Election 2012]**


 * MEDIA COVERAGE **
 * [|ABC News Vote '12] **
 * [|Boston Herald]**
 * [|CBS News] **
 * [|Chicago Sun-Times]**
 * [|Chicago Tribune]**
 * [|Christian Science Monitor] **
 * [|CNN Election Center 2012] **
 * [|C-Span: Campaign 2012]**
 * [|The Economist]**
 * [|Fox News: You Decide 2012] **
 * [|Los Angeles Times Campaign '12] **
 * [|MSNBC Politics: Decision '12] **
 * [|Newsweek] **
 * [|The New York Times Election Guide 2012] **
 * [|The PBS News Hour] **
 * [|Time] **
 * [|USA Today]**
 * [|The Wall Street Journal Election 2012] **
 * [|The Washington Post Elections 2012] **
 * [|Yahoo! News Presidential Election '12] **

Here you can compare election coverage on 799 front pages from 85 countries !
 * NEWSEUM: [|Today’s Front Pages] **