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Presidental Race

Maine Elections

Maine Elections & Voting
Online Guide to Maine Politics
Maine State Information from PurePolitics
Maine Democratic Party
Maine Republican Party
Tom Allen
US Senate (D)
Susan Collins
US Senate (R)
Chellie Pingree
US Congress District 1 (D)
Charlie Summers
US Congress District 1 (R)
Mike Michaud
US Congress District 2 (D)
John Frary
US Congress District 2 (R)
Browse Maine Races
Information on Candidates for the 124th Legislature
Senate Candidates for Nov Election
Downloads a pdf file
Maine US Senate Race Overview
from MPBN
Maine US House of Representatives Race
from MPBN

Maine Referendum Questions

List of Ballot Questions
Referendum proposal targets tax on beer, wine and sodas
Fed Up With Taxes
Group in favor of Question 1
Health Coverage for Maine
PAC opposed to Question 1
About the Referendum
Information about Question 2 from Evergreen Mountain Enterprises, the company that petitioned for the referendum question.
CasinosNO!
An organization that is opposed to casinos in Maine and opposed to Question 2

Candidate Debates

Commission on Presidential Debates
The Great Debate and Beyond
The history of televised Presidential debates
Presidential Debates 1960-2008
Includes tentative schedule for Fall 08
Live Debate Schedule on MPBN TV, Radio and MPBN.net

Political Advertising

News Sources

Political Cartoons

History of Elections

History of American Presidential Elections (beware of advertising)
Presidential Elections, 1789 to 2004
Lots of advertising here too
The History of U.S. Presidential Elections

General Information

Teaching Materials

Scholastic Election Page
Activities for High School Students (many activities related to elections)
National Student/Parent Mock Election
Justice Learning Teaching Materials
Online Mock Election from Youth Leadership Initiative
Questions & Answers: Politics in the Classroom
Blog post about how to have discussions that respect all students' opinions and backgrounds.
Access, Analyze, Act
A Blueprint fo r21st Century Civic Engagement (PBS)
Web Tools from PBS
C-SPAN Campaign Bus

Voter Guides

Issues

Debatabase - online debate topic database
On The Issues
Justice Learning (PBS)
2008 Election Issues: Candidate Positions
from NPR
Select a Candidate
Answer questions about the issues and see which candidate is the best match.
Let's Get Political Quiz

Political Parties

Election Results

NY Times Election Map
Click state to see county by county results
USA Today
CBS News
CNN
Maine Results (WCHS)

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