Presidental Candidates 2008
Click on the politicians below to access their official campaign Website
| DEMOCRATIC Candidates |
REPUBLICAN Candidates |
| 1. Joe Biden | |
| 2. Hillary Clinton | 2. Rudy Guiliani |
| 3. John Edwards | 3. John McCain |
| 4. Barrack Obama | 4. Mitt Romney |
| 5. Bill Richardson | 5. Mike Huckabee |
| 6. Christopher Dodd | 6. Ron Paul |
| 7. Dennis Kucinich | 7. Tom Tancredo |
| 8. Mike Gravel | 8. Fred Thompson |
Use these Websites to help you do your research on the candidates
| Washington Post | Here you will find links to the candidates' websites (campaign, Senate, or other relevant sites), voting records, an other reliable information from the Washington Post. |
| ABC News | Links to biography, fundraising stats, recent news, and campaign links. |
| CNN | The Website's description: Who's a contender in the White House race in 2008? The presidential candidates listed below have registered in either CNN or national polls. Candidates for each party are listed in order of popularity in the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, along with any change in percentage points from the last poll.* Some have not announced they're running; those people are grayed out. |
| MSNBC | MBNBC's news and videos regarding the 2008 candidates |
| Presidency 2008 |
From the Website: For the first time since 1928, both major parties will have open contest for the Presidential nomination without a sitting President or Vice President in the running. Politics1 presents a "first look" at those people being mentioned as possible, likely, speculative, or draft candidates for President in 2008. |
| Project Vote-Smart | Provides all the basic information you'll need on the candidates, plus interest group ratings, voting records, and speeches & public statements. |
Use these resources for your extra credit.
| Campaign Buttons | Provides examples of campaign buttons. You CANNOT copy one of these, but they may give you some ideas on creating your own! |
| Presidential Commercials | This site offers commericals from the presidential campaigns from 1952-2004. Again, you can use these to get ideas on how to format your own. Use the more recent ones for your research. Please do not stream videos during school hours. |