Scrawled Shortcuts through the Research Maze
Polls, opinions, numbers, trends…for the 2008 elections and more!
- Pew Research Center http://pewresearch.org/ (check out the Global Views of the U.S. page: http://pewresearch.org/world-opinion-map/)
- Eagleton Poll Archive - http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/eagleton/ - view Eagleton polls and question responses from 1971 through October 2007
- PollingReport.com http://www.pollingreport.com/
- Quinnipiac University Poll – see polling data by state and trends http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml
Slate – Map the Candidates
Where is Barack Obama speaking today? Follow the campaigns daily with an interactive map. Also links to campaign news stories from around the nation.
http://www.slate.com/features/mapthecandidates/
Election 2008
The University of Michigan widens their election coverage to include Senate and House races, state races, campaign issues (what about those gas prices?), the election process (varies by state) and more! http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2008.html
Presidential Also-Rans and Running Mates, 1788 through 1996
Before he won the presidency in 1932, FDR was the 1920 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate; the James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt ticket (127 electoral votes – 11 states) lost to the Warren G. Harding/Calvin Coolidge ticket (404 electoral votes – 37 states). Find out more
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Fast Facts for Congress
Don’t know what Congressional District you vote in? Find out fast. Just type in your zip code and it will appear. Next, find the most recent demographic data for your district with a click!
http://fastfacts.census.gov/home/cws/main.html
America Votes
View election returns by state for the following races: Presidential, House, Senate, Governors, General Elections, Primary Elections, and Special Elections. Also includes Congressional District maps…from 1956 through to 2006. Ref 324.73 A512a