NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: 2008 Election Map of Primaries
Great interactive map that shows primary and caucus results for the 2008 Presidential election plus House, Senate, and Governor elections. Click on a state for up to date news stories.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Presidential Election Coverage: Vote 2008: Candidates
PBS Online NewsHour provides current election news on the 2008 presidential race with biographical information on Democratic candidate Barack Obama, Republican candidate John McCain, and Third Party candidates Bob Barr and Ralph Nadar....
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Presidential Election Coverage: Vote 2008: Lesson Plans
PBS Online NewsHour provides lesson plans to help students become informed about the 2008 presidential election.
ProCon.org
Pro Con: 2008 Election: Which Candidate Would Make the Best u.s. President?
Archived Material. Who are the 2008 presidential candidates and what are their views on today's most important issues? This site offers a comprehensive overview of the question "Which candidate would make the best President?" The topic...
Cyberbee
Cyberbee: Election Lessons
These Election Lessons contain a variety of activities to use in your classroom, including a history of campaign buttons. Many of the links use primary sources from the Library of Congress.
CNN
Cnn: Election Center 2008
A great center for information on the election of 2008, this includes information on the candidates, the path to the presidency, money raised and spent by candidates and the important issues at stake.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 2008
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 2008 won by Democratic candidate, Barack Obama.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Election Choices: 2008
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Election 2008
NPR's page on Election 2008 includes various stories on the political candidates, the election and an interactive map of primaries and caucuses as well as follow-up reports.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Vote 2008
Vote 2008 is the official election web page for PBS Online News Hour. Find analysis of candidates and their latest moves as they journey down the presidential campaign trail. There is also a link to the Election 2008 Vote by Issue Quiz.
New York Times
New York Times: Election 2008 Lesson Plans
Features a collection of over fifty lesson plans relating to different aspects of the election process arranged according to currentness.
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: Living Room Candidate (Campaign Ads)
Online exhibition of presidential campaign ads, 1952-2008, organized by election year, theme, and political issue. Audio/video presentations of ads can be viewed alongside written transcripts, making Living Room Candidate particularly...
BBC
Bbc News: Kenya's Dubious Election
This article discusses the claims by the Orange Democratic Movement that the Kenya general election was rigged in favor of President Mwai Kibaki and lists several reasons for the suspicions. (8 January 2008)
National Cable Satellite Corporation
C Span: Election Guide: Candidates and Information
C-SPAN provides profiles of the presidential candidates and their running mates. Also given are the candidates' position on various campaign issues. Content updates with each Presidential election.
US Department of State
America.gov: American Life: Bridge to the 21st Century
Features a comprehensive summary of American history from the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century. Focuses on presidential elections, domestic policy, economics, foreign relations, and terrorism.
Other
Wall Street Journal: Mc Cain Versus Obama: Battle Lines Over Policy
The Wall Street Journal explores how presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain differ in their views on important policy issues such as business, economy, energy, healthcare, taxes, and education, among others. Includes links...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: 2008 Republican Candidates
NPR takes a look at the 2008 Republican presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ron Paul.
BBC
Bbc News: General Wins Mauritania Election'09
After overthrowing the elected government of Mauritania in 2008, the coup leader has been officially elected as President in a new 2009 election. Controversy and questionable honesty of the vote results exist. This article also provides...
CNN
Cnn: Joe Biden
CNN's coverage on Joe Biden provides basic facts, video highlights, transcripts and speeches.
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: Admaker, Obama vs. Mc Cain: "Fundamentals" (2008)
A lesson plan to accompany two interactive activities. In the first activity, students must convert a political ad for Barack Obama into one that promotes John McCain. The second activity has them create their own campaign ad. The ads...
BBC
Bbc News: A Little of Real Palin Revealed
BBC News provides us with a video of 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's TV interview with Charles Gibson on ABC News. Also includes links to news stories related to election 2008. [9:27]
Other
Current Electoral Vote Predictor
This website is dedicated to tracking the electoral vote by examining the state-by-state polls. The data appears as a map, spreadsheets and table. As new state polls are released, the maps, spreadsheets, and tables will be updated.