2008 U.S. Election

Steps in the Election Process:

Candidates campaign and debate issues
Election Day, November 4, 2008
Presidential Transition  
Electoral College
New President's Inauguration

General Information

About U.S. Election

Candidates and Issues

Political Parties

Main Events 

Internet Resources

Glossary (PDF - 41kb)

Questions & Answers

Quiz (PDF - 254kb)

IRC Election Resources

-- Selected IRC Books --

The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream by Barack Obama

Faith of my fathers by John McCain

Living history by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Electing the president, 2004: the insider's view by Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Editor)

Freedom is not enough: Black voters, Black candidates, and American presidential politics by Ronald W. Walters

Presidential campaigns : from George Washington to George W. Bush by Paul F. Boller, Jr. 

Winning the White House, 2004: region by region, vote by vote by Kevin J. McMahon

-- CQ Researcher Reports --

Political Conventions: Have they outlived their usefulness? By Tom Price, August 8, 2008

D.C. Voting Rights: Should Washington citizens have a vote in Congress? By Colin Soloway, April 11, 2008 

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