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All Things Political

http://www.federal.com/Political.html

A collection of political newsgroups and speeches. Not very interactive, but it provides some information that’s hard to find elsewhere.

The Almanac of American Politics

http://politicsusa.com/PoliticsUSA/resources/almanac/

An interactive version of Michael Barone's and Grant Ujifusa's definitive study of the nation's political districts and figures. George Will calls the Almanac "the Bible of American Politics." Searchable by states, districts and committees.

American Political Network

http://www.apn.com

This is a hub of several sites including The Hotline, Greenwire, The American Healthline and The Abortion Report. You need to subscribe, however, in order to access it.

Appleseed Center for Electoral Reform

http://www.law.harvard.edu/studorgs/appleseed/index.html

A non-partisan organization at Harvard Law School supporting grass-roots campaign finance reform efforts.

Campaign and Elections Online

http://www.camelect.com/

The Web site of the Campaign and Elections magazine is a good introduction to the political campaign business. Listings of events and seminars and even a trivia contest make this an interesting site. The marketplace links are also of interest to those who like political memorabilia.

Campaign Finance Reform

http://www.cnotes.com/telecom/pacs.html

The power of special interest groups and PACs have completely corrupted our system of government and made a mockery of our democracy—there's a lot you can do and must do to give citizens back their voice.

Campaign For Labor Rights

http://www.compugraph.com/clr

The Campaign For Labor Rights is putting the rights of working people back into the picture—around the world and here at home.

CNN/Time: All Politics

http://allpolitics.com

If you're a fan of the CNN show Inside Politics, you'll love this site. It's updated daily with news from Washington, the states and the campaigns. There's even a link to the interactive election game called President '96. A must for the political junkie.

Common Cause/Kentucky

http://nonprofit.venus.net/cmncause/

Dedicated to taking government back for the people! They want to reintroduce ethics and elections free of special-interest control.

The C-SPAN Networks Site

http://www.c-span.org

Just as dry yet informative and up-to-date as C-SPAN. Complete listings of programming on C-SPAN 1 and 2. You can download RealAudio files and scan C-SPAN's Hotlinks and check out where the C-SPAN School Bus is this week. C-SPAN in the Classroom is a great link for teachers and students.

DeskTop CandidateCampaign Software

http://www.trilliumsys.com

DeskTop Candidate is campaign management software for the campaign professional. Bar-coded reports, import any voter data, easy voter targeting. Manage voters, volunteers, contributors, lawn-signs.

PoliticsNow

http://www.politicsnow.com/

PoliticsNow is the product of ABC News, the Washington Post and Newsweek Magazine. However, most of the content is provided by Roll Call magazine. It has some good articles that you can't get anywhere else on the Net especially the Money Talks column about campaign contributions. Also access to poll results and polls you can participate in. The news reporting here is spiced up with regular columns from pollster William Schneider and reporters Jack Germond and Jules Witcover. Links to advocate groups and campaigns are also valuable.

ElectNet

http://www.e1.com/GOV/gov.html

This election site specializes in Gubernatorial and Congressional races. Organized well with a clickable map but the information is never up-to-date.

GoverNet

http://www.governet.com/

Here you can order your legislators' voting record e-mailed directly to you. And download campaign management software.

League of Women Voters of Minnesota

http://freenet.msp.mn.us/ip/pol/lwvmn/

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The site provides information on voter registration, elections, the legislature, government offices, and LWV publications.

Mother Jones Magazine's On the Campaign Trail

http://www.mojones.com/election_96/hunt.html

MoJo's got a pretty informative site here. It's definitely to the left, but the reporting is solid and it's easy to get where you want to go.

The Political Participation Project

http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/msb/ppp/home.html

The PPP Web site is a listing of grassroots groups and ways to contact them, including e-mail. At the time of this printing there were not any links to these organizations in the site but they were pronised for the future. Still, the list is exhaustive.

Project Vote Smart

http://www.vote-smart.org

Complete listings of programming on C-SPAN 1 and 2. You can download RealAudio files and scan C-SPAN's Hotlinks and check out where the C-SPAN School Bus.

The Womens Campaign School at Yale University

http://www.yale.edu/wcsyale/index.html

The Women's Campaign School is dedicated to educating women from all backgrounds in the key elements of political campaign skills. Find out more about our programs, alumnae, board members and upcoming events in addition to great links to related sites around the Net.

Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair.

—George Burns