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Elections in the US: 2012 Elections

resources on US elections from campaigns through primaries, elections, and results; some state and local level info.

Election News

Roll Call 

"The newspaper of Capitol Hill since 1955."  
Searchable archives available to Duke users.

Politico

Politico is an online news source covering political news and  developments in the upcoming 2012 presidential election campaign.     

Rock the Vote

Young voter eligibility, news, research like the Voting System Scorecard

PoliticsOnline

News about the Internet and technology in politics

Fact Checking

Politifact.com

Reporter and researchers from the Tampa Bay Times examine statements made by U.S. political players and rate the statements with the Truth-O-Meter.  Ratings are True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False and Pants on Fire. 

FactCheck.org

FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization which monitors the factual accuracy of claims made by U.S. political players.

Face the Facts USA

This project of the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs "delivers provocative facts about big issues...".

     

Watch @ Lilly!

Watch the debates and election returns, with expert commentary beforehand by Duke professors.

Lilly Library election events

About the Candidates

Campaign 2012 (Council on Foreign Relations)

The Council on Foreign Relation's Issue Trackers summarizes each candidate's position on national security and foreign policy issues.

Project Vote Smart

Project Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization.  Use this website to find Biographies, Voting Records, Interest Group Ratings, Issue Positions, Public Statements, and Campaign Finances of candidates and representatives.

OnTheIssues.org

The OnTheIssues.org mission is to provide non-partisan information for voters in the Presidential election, so that votes can be based on issues rather than on personalities and  popularity.

ProCon.org

Presents the presidential candidate's views on controversial issues; presented for easy comparison.

Political Activity on Campus

Stephanie Ford

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Hannah Rozear
she/her/hers
Contact:
Perkins 233
Email me: hannah.rozear@duke.edu
Call me: 919-660-5368