Obama's 30-minute infomercial

A link to it with discussion here.

Interesting and honest interviews about race and the election

Found here.

Hey, AP GoPo students

This is a good site for a breakdown of who's spending what and where the candidates' money comes from. What does it tell you about who's spending money, who's getting money, who's giving money, and why?

Bribing people to vote

with ice cream!

More SNL goodness

From last night. 

In this skit, Will Ferrell lists several "jobs" of the vice president. What does he get right, and what does he get wrong? What does the VP actually do?

Questions about who's winning?

Get them answered here. It's an audio file from NPR's Morning Edition about how polls are conducted and how we know who's ahead.

Your turn.

Post a link to something interesting (and appropriate, of course,)  and summarize it. What does it say/what is it, and why do you find it interesting?

Things are looking good for Obama

Check out the updated electoral map on CQPolitics.com. Why do you think things are swinging in his favor?

Things are looking good for Obama

Check out the updated electoral map on CQPolitics.com. Why do you think things are swinging in his favor?

Sarah Palin on SNL

Palin Rap!

And the accompanying NYT article.

A female draft?

Looks like the New York Times has been thinking about it too!

The candidates went to dinner last night...

They gave speeches that were pretty funny--they made fun of themselves and each other. It's all on YouTube: McCain's speech and Obama's speech.

Want to see the commercials the people in the swing states are seeing?

Ta-da! Do you think these commercials are convincing? Both sides have complained that their views are not accurately demonstrated in the opposition's advertising. Neither side has apologized or stopped showing any commercials. 

Do you think the commercials are effective? What would you think if you were a voter living in Ohio?

Test your history of past debates

Plus a lot of kind of cool old footage from past debates. How have debates changed over time?

Last debate

What do you think? Who won? Do you think this will change the race at all?

THE LAST DEBATE IS TONIGHT!!!

If you haven't done your debatewatcher assignment yet, make sure to watch. A NY Times blog entry about what to look for: it's about the economy and domestic issues.

Death penalty

Read the article and comment: this guy is scheduled to die, even though seven out of nine witnesses who testified against him have recanted, or taken back what they said. Even Pope Benedict is weighing in. Why do you think the Supreme Court and Georgia are going ahead with the execution anyway?

From DJ

A video for a song from the 2004 election that's been put up in support of Obama this time around.

Why do you think so many celebrities are supporting Obama instead of McCain? (This should be a fact-based, logical answer! "Obama for your momma" does not count!)

New poll numbers

This poll asks who "likely voters" will vote for for president. What are the differences between a regular person, a registered voter, and a likely voter? Why do you think it matters that Gallup is surveying likely voters instead of any old person?

High school economics will save the future!

Read/listen to a story about high school econ here, and part of an email from an ICA grad, class of '07 below:

The oldest registered voter in Connecticut!

This woman is hardcore--she voted in the first presidential election women were allowed to vote in!

Comedy and the election

This article interviews Lorne Michaels, the executive producer of SNL. Do you think the election is making more people watch SNL? And do you think linking comedy with politics is a good thing?

Who you callin' a maverick?

You know how Palin kept referring to the idea that she and McCain are both seen as "outsiders" and "mavericks"? Here's a crazy article about the history of the term. A big shout out to Ms Man who sent the article.