Collection of Links Posted on ProfBob.com - Fall Semester, 2008
 


2008 Recap:
Political Conventions


Rucker - MEDIA ANALYSIS
Election Coverage 2008

Rucker Family
Election Night Slideshow

NATIONAL MEDIA: POLLS

 Gallup Daily
Mason Dixon
Real Clear
Pew Research


CNN
FOX
NPR
FactCheck

TV Audience
Statistics:


2nd Presidential Debate:
63 Million viewers

1st Presidential Debate:
52.4 Million Viewers

Palin/Biden VP Debate:
70 Million Viewers
 

Guest Speakers
This Semester:


Tues. Oct. 28th


Mike Marshall
San Francisco
Political Campaign
Consultant
 

Tues.,Oct. 14th  

NBC 11 Anchor &
Political Reporter

Tom Sinkovitz



Tues. Sept. 30th
Joshua Miller

Ameriprise
Investments Specialist
spoke on the
Fall 2008
Wall Street Market Crash
 



Election Night Features
 ABC    CNN   FOX   
MSNBC    CBS    Politico
Yahoo Dashboard
 

Hour by hour -
What to watch for Nov. 4th

as polls close

 

Three states to
watch Election Night

Early Voting States

McCain ad misleading
about Obama tax plan

Skinheads plot to kill Obama
foiled by ATF

Latino vote could
give Obama victory

NAACP sues in Virginia
State not ready
for voter turnout

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


President Bush: Out of sight
but not out of minds

Early voting trickle
becoming a torrent

GOP critical of Sarah Palin's
pricey threads

AP: Palin children travel
on Alaska expenses

Special Journalism Study-
Winning The Media Campaign:
Obama favored over McCain


Colin Powell
endorses Obama

McCain's daughter surprised

Largest Law Firm
to monitor election

Obama set to break Bush
political ad record

Acorn - Voter Registration
Group's Troubled History

YouTube Video:
Pro McCain African-American
called
"sell out" & walks off CNN


VIDEOS:
Palin on Foreign Policy

Joint Interview with John McCain


Prominent Conservative
Columnist says:
Palin should step down
Politico: "Out of her league"
Republicans Growing Concerns

Palin doesn't have to be
a genius to win


Biden strategy: Go easy

MSNBC:
Poll - Palin Unqualified


Boston Globe:
Palin Crash Course
with World Leaders

Bashing Press Over Palin
A 'Cynical' Strategy


Obama win would be
"electrifying."

McCain skewered on The View

 

 

 

The rest of this column

Links to stories at the
 end of Campaign '08
& News about
the new President-Elect
forming his new
government will be
posted here
in November
and December.


Presidential
Debate #1

52.4 Million Viewers

 

Yahoo! Obama keeps
advantage after Debate

NY Times: Post Debate
Shaping Public Perceptions

CNN Poll: Obama Won Debate
         51% to 38%

ABC: Fight Night - Round 1

CBS: Obama benefits most

FactCheck.org:
Muddled Truths in the
Debate

Politico: Obama stays cool,
McCain goes on the offensive

Red State (Conservative) Blog:
McCain in a Walk

Presidential Debate History

You Grade Debate #1

New Polling System

FOX: Ad about McCain
Cancer pulled off MSNBC


Fmr. President Clinton
on MEET THE PRESS
Sunday

Obama, Not McCain
Shows Steady Hand in Crisis

VIDEOS:
David Letterman Goes Off
on John McCain Snub




Bush tell national audience:
"Our Entire Economy
is in Danger"
  Fox News

Sarah Palin takes questions
from press corp

McCain Suspends
His Campaign

Latest Polls

Electoral Map - Obama Lead

 


VIDEO: Katie Couric Interview
One-on-One with Sarah Palin

 

ABC News/Washington Post
New Poll:
Obama 52%  McCain 43%

Fox News: Obama lead 6 pts.

CNN: Electoral Map
         Calculator

1st Debate - Friday, 6pm
Focus - Foreign Policy &
National Security

CBS: What to Expect
ABC:
The Game Changer?
Politico:
Swing State Map

Time: Early Voting Begins

McCain Scrappy & Combative
Obama Uneven in Debates

History of Prez Debates

Strategies behind Debates

Treasury Secy. Paulson:
Financial Crisis
"Embarassing"

McCain drifting away from
his deregulation legacy

Obama says he may rein in
funding plans due to crisis

Dems want homeowners
included in bailout plan

The Money Mess
the next president inherits

Current Econ Mess Explained
 

 



Early Voting Begins
1/3rd of Electorate Choosing Now

CNN:  Voting Problems in
Several Swing States


VOTING
Issues & Concerns:

Washington Post:
Election Day could be Messy


Surge of New Voters Overwhelming?

Prejudice among Dems
may cost Obama votes

Arab-American Vote
could help Obama

Can Third Party
Candidates Break Through
?

Gallup:
Consumer Confidence Slides
81% say Economy Getting Worse


Newsweek:

McCain lawyer tries to
stop Palin Troopergate Probe

NPR:
Obama, Race &
Undecided Voters

Time Magazine:
For Obama, Race,
the Elephant in the Room

NBC:
McCain Top Spokeswoman

 Carly Fiorina:
"Palin & McCain could not
run a major corporation
"

NY Times: Why Experience
           Matters


SNL "Sarah Palin & Hillary Clinton"

Video: Criticism of SNL Skit
'Palin incestuous family'

McCain Camp calls SNL
Portrayal Sexist


NY Times: Palin
Interview with ABC News

Washington Post:
Charlie Gibson's Gaffe
Criticism of Palin Interview

FOX: Ex- Vietnam POW
criticizes John McCain


YouTube: POW's Video
             New PAC ad

CNN:
McCain Convention
Bounce Gone


Case Study of VP Choice


Media on Defense
Over Sarah Palin

LA Times


FOX: Palin Unlikely to
Cooperate in 'Troopergate'
Investigation

Video: Fact Checking
Sarah Palin


Salon.com:
Palin's Powerful "First Dude"

Video: Palin Nomination
Focus Group Reactions


Karl Rove: "McCain Ad
went too far."

Video: Sexism, Racism
& Ageism in Election 2008

Diversity Among Media Pundits

Pew Research:
Campaign Websites

Men & Women Differ on Palin
 

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