Web Notes Issue 4, Volume 3

Issue 4, Volume 2; July, 2001
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POLITICAL FACTS, FIGURES & DATA OF INTEREST
Click Here for Vice Presidency Information

The Vice Presidency – Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent heart problems have heightened the interest in the Vice Presidency. We have some facts and figures. A list of the 18 Vice Presidents who failed to complete their term in office. The line of succession, the 25^th Amendment to the Constitution, and much more.

Click Here for Campaign Finance Reform

The Money Trail: Campaign Finance Reform: What’s the Bottom Line? The Center for Responsive Politics has put together some dollar figures on the political impact of the Shays/Meehan and the Ney/Wynn proposals. http://www.opensecrets.org (The Center is a non-partisan, non-profit research organization that tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy.)

Click Here for 2004 Presidential Candidates

Campaign 2004 – Who’s running for the U.S. Presidency - It’s not too early to think about the contenders. The Orvetti Report (http://www.orvetti.com) handicaps the presidential race and updates the information regularly

Click Here for Candidate Questions

Twenty Questions – A Candidate’s Checklist. If you are running for public office or thinking about it, Chuck Muth’s 20 questions are “must” reading. It doesn’t matter what party you represent, the questions are the same. (Chuck Muth, Republican Liberty Caucus, http://www.CampaignTraining.org)

PRACTICAL POLITICS:

http://www.politicalnewstoday.com - A new web site providing daily links to the major US newspapers. Their specialization is New York and California, with special links to each state and news stories from the major state media outlets. On the lighter side, their “Coffee Break” page includes political cartoons and David Letterman’s “Ten Best” list.

http://www.gopyouth.com - Teenagers for Republican Victory, founded by Fritz Brogan and Glen Weyl, are getting an early start in political involvement. Their goals are to involve youth in the political process and recruit 5000 Republican high school students for the 2001 and 2002 campaigns.

http://www.editorsweb.org - Editor’s Web, a daily Internet service posting news releases from government and Capitol Hill websites. The service, which monitors more than 850 websites, is geared to reporters, editors and public policy professionals. They are offering a one-month trial evaluation.

http://www.excelgov.org - Council for Excellence in Government – since 1983 - non-partisan, nonprofit organization working to improve the performance of government. Check out their discussion of “E-Government: the next American Revolution” and their recent material comparing the Media’s coverage of the first 100 days of Bush and Clinton.

New additions to our State Resources page : http://www.empirepage.org (NY); http://www.goldenstagepage.com (CA); http://www.iowapoliticalhotline.com (IA); http://www.schotline.com (SC);

http://archive0.alexa.com - Wayback Machine. An opportunity to go back to the 2000 US Elections. The Site includes a wide range of digital material, including all of the Presidential candidate web sites. This collection was commissioned by the Library of Congress to archive the 2000 Election materials.

http://www.bushenergy.com - The President’s Comprehensive Energy Plan- Energy for the 21^st Century. Paid for by the RNC.

http://www.grandoldpetroleum.com - Response to the President’s Comprehensive Energy Plan. Paid for by the DNC.

http://www.saveourenvironment.org - An effort of environmental advocacy organizations to increase public awareness and activism. Sponsors of the site include Defenders of Wild Life, Greenpeace, League of Conservation Voters, amongst others.

MEDIA CONSULTANTS/ MEDIA BUYING & PLACEMENT ON LINE – Check out some of the on-line organizations that advise, produce, buy and place electronic media. (Next issue will continue listing consultant organizations)

Bradsell Associates (R) – Email: Bradsell-Associates@att.net

Cookfair Media, Inc. (R) – Email: cookfair@aol.com

Dixon Davis Media Group (D) – Email: david@dixondavismedia.com

Edmonds/HackneyAssociates (R) – URL: http://www.edmondshackney.com

Franzen & Company (D) – URL: http://www.franzenco.com

Howell & Company, Inc. (R) – URL: http://www.scott-howell.com

LUC Media (D) – URL: http://www.lucmedia.com

National Media Inc. (R) – URL: http://www.natmedia.com

National Political Services, Inc. – URL: http://www.nationalpolitical.com

Sheingold Associates (D) – Email: Lsheingold@aol.com

Sheinkopf Ltd. (D) – Email: hshein993@aol.com

Strauss Radio Strategies, Inc. - URL: http://www.straussradio.com

Strategy Group for Media (R) – URL: http://www.strategygroupmedia.com

Strother/Duffy/Strother (D) – URL: http://www.strotherduffystrother.com

Struble Oppel Eichenbaum Communications (D)- URL: http://www.strubleoppel.com

VENDOR TIPS:
We have initiated a new page on our home page geared to political professionals. Who’s running, who might run and who is thinking about running.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES:
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Our Job Board continues to draw interesting job seekers and job opportunities. Add your resume or your listing. There are also several new web sites that specialize in job opportunities, one geared to Democrats and the other geared toward Republicans. Check our job board.

Candidates On-Line - We already have more than 300 candidate URLs. Send us your campaign URL to add to this growing list. CLICK HERE

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