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Website for incumbent Democratic candidate Barack Hussein Obama.

Website for presumptive Republican candidate Willard Mitt Romney.

Features trends and analysis regarding public opinion on American government and politicians.

Has public opinion of the Republican and Democratic candidates by state, includes the questions asked, and the research methodology used to design the poll.

Focuses on the movement of the electoral votes, particularly the 270 votes needed to win the majority of the electoral votes (out of 538 total).

Larry Sabato is a professor at UVa and this website focuses on the current aspects of the presidential campaign, including the current Electoral College coverage and in-depth analysis.

Provides analysis and predictions of the likely outcome of elections.

Interview of the retired economics professor Douglas Hibbs, who has developed this model. The interview includes a link to the equation used in the model and his predictions of the upcoming presidential election based on that model

Interview of the history professor Allan Lichtman, who developed the "Keys to the White House" model. The interview provides specifics on a few keys. More information on this model is available at: http://tinyurl.com/2aks8uw. (The library also has his book "Keys to the White House".)

Provides information about the electoral college, resources covering the 2008 Presidential election, historic election results, etc.

Covering the politics surrounding the presidential and congressional campaigns in 2012.

Washington Post articles and visualizations focused on the presidential race.

NPR coverage of the presidential campaign, including interviews with the public.

Publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering all the important issues of the day

News articles and opinion pieces on aspects of the 2012 election and campaigns.

Influential analysis covering US politics, policies, and federal government

Provides video and analysis of campaign ads being run throughout the US in 2012.

Provides a video library of candidate speeches and convention speeches.

Provides video of 2012 campaign ads from the Political Communication Lab at Stanford University.

Transcripts of the 2012 presidential candidates' speeches and remarks at fundraisers, provided by The American Presidency Project as UCSB.

Political satire commenting on the current advertisements, statements and speeches made by candidates and their campaigns.

In October 2012, there will 3 debates between the presidential candidates and 1 debate between the vice-presidential candidates.

This is the non-profit, non-partisan arbitrating body that coordinates the presidential debate process.

Provides cinematic & interactive voting maps as well as analysis of US Elections outcomes from 1840-2008, created by the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond.

Provides reports & statistics on the voters who registered and voted from 1964-2010, covering breakdown by age, gender, race, education level, etc.

Archive of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 - 2008 provided by the Museum of the Moving Image.

Analysis of the US news media including how much press coverage is dedicated to each 2012 presidential candidate and election issues overall.

Studies on how media influences the public in elections and the public's opinion of the media.

Tracks the money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

Follows the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes.

Tracks the lack of transparency regarding campaign donations and lobbying influence through investigational reporting and research.

Organization tracks political donations in all 50 states, providing reports and graphics showing trends within, and across, states.

Monitors claims made in campaign speeches, ads, debates, interviews, and news releases to ensure accuracy. A trusted non-partisan organization funded through the Annenburg Foundation.

Rates accuracy of candidates' statements on their records, attacks on opponents, and organizes statements by issue/topic. Developed by St. Petersburg Times & CQ.com.