As-it-happens Election Day timeline

Erica Smith — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:34:06 +0000

Election Day coverage from the first ballots cast in New Hampshire until the end. The timeline will be updated throughout the day and night. (Good luck to everyone working Election Day.)

Before the polls close, head over to Presidential Bingo for new bingo cards!

Politics are fun!

Erica Smith — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:39:10 +0000

Fold US Candidate: All of your favorite political characters as finger puppets
Palin as President: Click around, see what you can find. Something new is added every day until the election.
Yes We Carve: Carve a Barack o’ lantern, win an iPod. (The Associated Press has pumpkin stencils for both parties, and nonpartisan options.)
Help Josh Decide: He can’t make up his mind; you can help.
Yes We Can Hold Babies: Politicians love babies!
President Bingo: Bingo cards to make debates and speeches fun.
A series of “your new bicycle” sites: Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle, Michelle Obama is Your New Bicycle, Joe Biden is Your New Bicycle, Sarah Palin is Your New Bicycle, Ron Paul is Your New Bicycle, Ralph Nader is Your New Bicycle, George Bush Stole Your New Bicycle, Barack Obama Stole Your New Bicycle and Sarah Palin is Your New Bicycle’s Flat Tire
A variety of Twitter memes, like When Obama Wins, John McCain Knows, It’s Not Over Until and Little Known Fact. (Watch Election Twitter for more.)

Twitter

@austinvotes from the Austin American-Statesman
@js_politics from the Journal-Sentinel
@ohio_politics from the Dayton Daily News
@newsday_politic from Newsday
@nytimespolitics and @thecaucus from the New York Times
@politicspodcast, @politicspolls and @postpolitics from the Washington Post
@politicswest from the Denver Post
@politifact from the St. Petersburg Times
@stlpolitics from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
@usatonpolitics from USA Today

Also on Twitter are @fakejohnmccain, @fakesarahpalin and @fakejoebiden. Washingtonian recently interviewed the people behind these accounts. (@fakebarackobama hasn’t been updated since July.)

If you know of other fun political sites, or other newspapers that will be Twittering from a niche account, let me know.

Google covers Pennsylvania primary

Erica Smith — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:54:46 +0000

Did you see Google’s election map coverage?

I’m not sure how I hadn’t seen it before, but I love it. It’s very similar to the map I want to do for Missouri’s next election.

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As-it-happens Election Day timeline

Politics are fun!

Google covers Pennsylvania primary