Time: The Page and NPR: Election 2008

Just recently came across Time's The Page and NPR's interactive map, simple titled Election 2008. While not all that similar, these two sites could quickly become staples for political junkies.

The Page, by Mark Halperin, is more like a blog and/or vlog. In the upper right corner is a daily "PageCast" where Mark proclaims a certain number of "things to watch for in politics today". Below that is a political schedule that breaks down the day's events by the minute -- mostly listing where certain political figures will appear. The site's meat -- found in the middle -- is straight up political posts, primarily in the form of quick summaries with links to articles found elsewhere.

An interactive U.S. map adorns NPR's Election 2008 subsite. Roll the mouse over any state to get its primary or caucus date(s). Click on a state and you get the following info about the state (and what better way to say what's going on on that site than to use bullet points) :

• Number of delegates for each party
  
• Past years' primary data for each party
  
• A fun "Did You Know" primary fact
  
• Recent news stories
  
• Related Sites
• A "Learn More About" link to find out where each state ranks among other states on various topics like:
• State Unemployment
  
• Uninsured Population
• Unauthorized Migrants
  
• Gas Price
• Population
• Etc, etc, etc.

-Dippold

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