ProCon.org
Pro Con: 2008 Election: Which Candidate Would Make the Best u.s. President?
Archived Material. Who are the 2008 presidential candidates and what are their views on today's most important issues? This site offers a comprehensive overview of the question "Which candidate would make the best President?" The topic...
CNN
Cnn: Election Center 2008
A great center for information on the election of 2008, this includes information on the candidates, the path to the presidency, money raised and spent by candidates and the important issues at stake.
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: 2008 Obama vs. Mc Cain
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 2008 election that included the slogans "Change We Can Believe In" and "Country First". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and election results.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Race to Watch: Campaign 2008, Role of Technology and the Internet
Is the internet effective as a campaign tool? Help your students explore how presidential candidates use technology and the internet in their political campaigning in the twenty first century with this lesson plan from PBS NewsHour.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: 2008 Republican Candidates
NPR takes a look at the 2008 Republican presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ron Paul.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Election 2008
NPR's page on Election 2008 includes various stories on the political candidates, the election and an interactive map of primaries and caucuses as well as follow-up reports.
Other
Opensecrets.org: 2008 Presidential Election Fundraising
Find out all the campaign finance information at this thoroughly comprehensive site. If you want to know who's giving what, how much each candidate is getting, and where the money is coming from, this is the place to look.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 2008
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 2008 won by Democratic candidate, Barack Obama.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Vote 2008
Vote 2008 is the official election web page for PBS Online News Hour. Find analysis of candidates and their latest moves as they journey down the presidential campaign trail. There is also a link to the Election 2008 Vote by Issue Quiz.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Presidential Election Coverage: Vote 2008: Lesson Plans
PBS Online NewsHour provides lesson plans to help students become informed about the 2008 presidential election.
National Cable Satellite Corporation
C Span: Election Guide: Candidates and Information
C-SPAN provides profiles of the presidential candidates and their running mates. Also given are the candidates' position on various campaign issues. Content updates with each Presidential election.
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: Living Room Candidate (Campaign Ads)
Online exhibition of presidential campaign ads, 1952-2008, organized by election year, theme, and political issue. Audio/video presentations of ads can be viewed alongside written transcripts, making Living Room Candidate particularly...
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: Admaker, Obama vs. Mc Cain: "Fundamentals" (2008)
A lesson plan to accompany two interactive activities. In the first activity, young scholars must convert a political ad for Barack Obama into one that promotes John McCain. The second activity has them create their own campaign ad. The...
Other
Wall Street Journal: Mc Cain Versus Obama: Battle Lines Over Policy
The Wall Street Journal explores how presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain differ in their views on important policy issues such as business, economy, energy, healthcare, taxes, and education, among others. Includes links...
Other
Us News and World Report: Teddy Roosevelt, on the Bull Moose Party Ticket
A great explanation of the divide in the Republican Party in the campaign of 1912, which resulted in Theodore Roosevelt becoming a third-party candidate. Read about the vying between two Progressives, one Democratic and one previously...
BBC
Bbc News: A Little of Real Palin Revealed
BBC News provides us with a video of 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's TV interview with Charles Gibson on ABC News. Also includes links to news stories related to election 2008. [9:27]
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Mc Cain, John Sidney, Iii 1936 2018
Biographical summary of the political career of John McCain, Republican Senator and a Representative from Arizona. He was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008.
CNN
Cnn: Joe Biden
CNN's coverage on Joe Biden provides basic facts, video highlights, transcripts and speeches.
Curated OER
Usa Today: John Mc Cain : 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate & u.s. Senator
USA Today provides background information on 2008 Republican presidential candidate, John McCain. Content includes a timeline, photos, videos, and recent news articles.
Cyberbee
Cyberbee: Election Lessons
These Election Lessons contain a variety of activities to use in your classroom, including a history of campaign buttons. Many of the links use primary sources from the Library of Congress.
BBC
Bbc: Ingrid Betancourt Profile
This profile examines the life of former Colombian Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, focusing specifically on her 2002 capture by FARC and her 2008 release.
Curated OER
Joe Biden
CNN's coverage on Joe Biden provides basic facts, video highlights, transcripts and speeches.