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For the election junkie, the undecided, the political collector, etc., here are tons of fun and informative links to the world of politics. Check them out and see where you stand. If you have an interesting website to recommend, please contact uwvote@u.washington.edu.

Election News

CNN.com: America Votes 2008

C-Span.org

Politico.com

Seattle Times.com

Seattle PI.com

Seattle Weekly

The Stranger.com

Yahoo! US Elections

You Choose (You Tube)

WatchBlog: Three blogs in one: Democrats, Republicans, and Independents

Fun Stuff

Election Day Computer Simulation Game: Created by John Gastil, UW Dept. of Communication

Select Smart: A candidate match engine; take a test to see who you support

Political Compass

Web stickers: Get political stickers

On the Issues: Take a quiz which matches your views with the appropriate candidate

WBUR.org: Boston’s NPR new sources Matches voters to candidates

Comedy Central: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Polls

CNN Poll Tracker

Polling Report: Up-to-date polling results from many polling groups

Pollster.com: Aggregator of polling data from many sources

Other Links

Congressional Report Cards: Help you evaluate members of Congress based on their voting record

Cook Political Report: Non-partisan online analysis of electoral politics

Factcheck.org: Monitors the factual accuracy of what is being said by politicians

I & R Institute: Comprehensive link to ballot initiatives

Open Secrets: The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group that tracks money in politics