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ONLINE READING:
In Praise of Negative Campaigning. The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 13, 2000.
Negative ads are actually among the most important and reliable sources of information in an election.
Shooting to Win; Do Attack Ads Work? The Washington Post, Sept. 26, 2004.
Though ads alone can't determine the outcome of an election, they can be a decisive factor. And attack ads are especially effective.
When Voters Lie. Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2008.
It's a given that people fib in surveys, and this year is especially tricky with race looming as an issue. How pollsters are trying to uncover the truth..
Cell Phones and the 2008 Vote: An Update. Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, July 17, 2008.
Effects on polls of the fact that growing numbers of Americans are reachable only by cell phone.
ISSUE: Economic/Fiscal Policy
McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms. Cato Institute, July 15, 2008
Video or audio stream of a panel discussion of the McCain and Obama tax, spending, and trade plans featuring representatives of the Cato Institute and the Center for American Progress.
On the Issues: Economy/Taxes. The New York Times, 2008.
Chart comparing the presidential candidates' positions on economic and fiscal policy.
Obama/McCain Economic Statement StreamGraphs. Neoformix, June 19, 2008.
Cosmic approach to visualizing concepts contained in a stream of text. A "streamgraph" shows trends in word usage over time.
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