Washington and Lee University
There may be hundreds of Web sites which devote attention to coverage of the presidential election. The sites listed below are highly-respected and reliable non-governmental sites which collect information on candidates, issues, schedules, financial data, etc.
Collections of statements of major Presidential candidates on a series of issues, such as climate change. Choose an issue and then, on the ensuing page, click on the "Open the index" link. (Brookings Institution)
Non-partisan program funded by the Annenberg Foundation monitoring "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases."
Another non-partisan truth-checking effort,"a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign. Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times and CQ will analyze the candidates' speeches, TV ads and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate."
Extensive collection of candidate and party television ads. From the Political Communication Lab at Stanford University.
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
This is a link to Pew Forum's "Religion and Politics 08" site, which includes profiles of candidates on religious issues.
Coverage of foreign policy-related issues in the campaign. Includes debate and speech transcripts, opinion pieces, and specialized issue analyses of candidate positions, such as on Guantanamo.
This Health08.org site provides coverage of "health care issues addressed by the presidential candidates."
The CRP provides Opensecrets.org, an easy-to-use database of money raised and spent by political parties, candidates, and groups. Includes detailed information on donors. (Information comes from the U.S. Federal Election Commission.)
The online magazine Slate provides coverage of the Iowa Electronic Markets and other political prediction markets. Read the opening page for an explanation of these continuously updated predictive tools. At the bottom of the page is a link to coverage of Democratic candidates.
Eminently useful -- and extensive -- collection from Vanderbilt University.
This University of Michigan site is one of the largest collections of election-related Web sites.
Well-organized site, maintained by George Washington University. Includes features on Iowa, New Hampshire, and links to candidates' -- and "prospective" candidates' -- Web sites.
Highly-respected non-partisan site provides an excellent collection of information on the 2008 election campaign, including information on each candidate and state presidential primary dates.
Award-winning "data-rich group blog that is breaking investigative stories, collecting voter generated content, and charting the metrics of a net-centric presidential campaign."
Official site of organization responsible for quadrennial debates. Site includes transcripts and video of past debates.