Guest Author - Laura Strathman Hulka

Politics

Are you getting tired of the whole politics commotion? Are you bored or disenchanted with the constant backstabbing and outright falsehoods perpetuated by the candidates or their handlers? Here are some ideas for understanding, appreciating and using the Internet to get useful information, whatever your political stance or party.

CNN
CNN’s excellent site has information on the individual candidates, the issues, the Electoral College, and where the money is coming from (and where it’s going!)

Politics1
Billed as being one of the most comprehensive sites around, Politics1 has good data on third party candidates, state races, issues and news.

Presidental Election
A site whose subtitle is “A Framework for Understanding and Following the 2008 Presidential Campaign,” this site deals only with Presidential candidates and issues.

Election Atlas
Great site for information from Dave Leip – called an Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, this site has historical and graphic (as in maps!) information about Presidential races, past and present.

NY Times
NY Times election guide online. Some of the information is repeated on other sites, but brought to you with the careful eye of a powerful newspaper.

Politico
Good source of partisan (that is, biased, versus non-partisan!) columns the 2008 elections, by an erudite and informed bunch! Good information too on maps, other sites and overviews of who is doing what on the campaign trail.

NPR Politics
An excellent look at American Politics from NPR (National Public Radio) with links to NPR schedules and programs for your listening pleasure, as well as solid international news regarding American elections.

Online Resources
An online resource that gathers much of its political news from other sources, and lists them for your perusal. Also rates the articles (based on reader/reviewer input) and provides RSS feeds.

JUST FOR FUN!
Political Comedy
Having trouble making informed decisions? Consider this site, created for the Comedy Central folks – a humorous but usually honest look at lesser known information...

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RIGHT HERE ON BELLA ONLINE!
Bella Democrats
Bella’s Democratic Party Site

Bella Republicans
Bella’s Republican Party Site

Bella Independents
Bella’s Independent Parties Site

Bella Women & Politics
Bella’s women’s issues political articles – They are looking for a new Women’s Issues Editor – could that be YOU?

Be sure you also check out the forum pages for the different political parties as there is likely to be some lively discussions going on! IN ADDITION, join me in the Senior Issues Bella forum (Senior Issues Forum)