Election Issues/Policy Resources
National Issues
- lets you compare statements made by the candidates about important issues.
- contains data and analysis of 2008 Elections
- contains special reports about demographics, issues, and voting trends
CQ Researcher (via GALILEO@UGA)
- comprensive database of exhaustive reports about important policy issues in the United States.
- includes graphs, charts, historical information, and Pro v. Con commentary for every issue.
- contains comprehensive analysis of the political climate by Congressionial Quarterly
CQ Weekly (via GALILEO@UGA)
- covers issues in national and Congressional politics
- contains aggregator of statements on issues by politicians, state and national.
- "Truth-O-Meter" analyzes candidate statements.
Policy File (via GALILEO@UGA)
- contains research and opinion papers from government agencies, think tanks, NGOs, IGOs, and research foundations.
- beware of bias! Many of these papers and reports are intended to argue a particular point of view, and can be one-sided.
State Issues
InsiderAdvantage Georgia (formerly Bill Shipp's Georgia) (via GALILEO@UGA)
- covers issues in Georgia politics, state and national level
- covers political news by state