Political WebNotes

Political WebNotes
Issue 1, Volume 8
January, 2008
Political Resources, Inc.

Welcome to the new and revised Politcal WebNotes. A free product from Political Resources. With all the exciting political happenings, we could not resist dusting off the cobwebs from the this long missed publication and sharing some of the the sites that we are enjoying.

Send us the sites that you are tracking and we may include them in the next issue of Political WebNotes.

Information You Need

List of Primaries– complete list of of Presidential and Congresional Primary Dates
List of Open Seats – House and Senate members not returning or seeking other office.

Best Daily coverage - Presidential Campaigns:

ABC News – the Note - daily summary of the news coverage with links to the full story. Also provides the daily candidate schedule.
Real Clear Politics – every morning, commentary, news, polling data. Links to the full story. Founders John McIntyre and Tom Bevan

Politics with Some Spice:

Hot Political Coverage - predictions, shenanigans, rumors, news, commentators, both sides of the aisle.

Presidential Campaigns With a Twist:

The Truth-o-meter - Check out the validity of candidate statements. Sponsored by the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly
The You Tube Presidential Campaign - It’s the YouTube 2008 campaign. Analyze and track Presidential hopefuls on YouTube. Put together by Jeff Jarvis and Peter Hauck, you can search their archive by month and by topic.

Partisan Websites:

Democratic Money Machine - Democrats. Online donation vehicle that has raised over $35 million dollars on-line since 2004.
Republican Fundraising - Republican resource, a PAC organized to raise money on-line.
Ideas from the DLC Websites - Democratic Leadership Council, new policy proposals website formed by former Rep. Harold Ford (D,TN).
Conservative Internet Network - conservative Internet Broadcast network., video blogging, animation. Publishers: Michelle Malkin, Bryan Preston, Allah Pundit.

Congressional Checklist, Campaigns and Reform:

Watching the Dems in Congress - MAP , the Majority Accountability Project, monitoring the Democratic House Majority (matching what they say and do); a clearinghouse of information not found in the mainstream media. Established by Michael Brady and Michael Giuliani.
Primary Source Material from Congress - Content direct from the legislators, including video clips and podcasts. The Publisher is K Daniel Glover.
Covering the Hill since 1955(Roll Call) - the newspaper of Capitol Hill. News, gossip, electoral politics, legislative analysis and commentary.
Add Your Campaign Info On-Line - a Race Tracker wiki. A website where you can add information, rumors, etc. on upcoming races.
Where’s Election Reform - sponsored by the Pew Center on the states – News and analysis on election reform.