Media
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Polls and Research
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270toWinBipartisan election website, predicts outcomes and tracks results
Information
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Opensecrets.org - Center for Responsive PoliticsSee candidate information, federal campaign contributions, lobbying data, and analysis
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Votesmart.org - Just the factsFind candidate's voting history, speeches and positions, compiled by a non-profit and non-partisan organization
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VoteViewView every congressional roll call vote in American history on a map of the United States and on a liberal-conservative ideological map
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Talk 2020Wall St. Journal tool searches years of public statements so you can track the candidates’ positions over time. You must be signed in to your WSJ account to use.
Analysis
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The Cook Political Report(email jgleaf@mit.edu for password)
National Journal
National Journal's Race Tracker contains data, insights, and visualizations for active national, congressional, and gubernatorial races plus historical data from recent years.
Use Race Tracker to view profiles on all races, including:
- Hotline: breaking news in the morning, analysis at noon
- Cook Political Report ratings
- Election results, current and past
- Almanac of American Politics (with candidate profiles)
- Campaign finance information and graphics
- Polling results
- Personalized election alerts
For full access, email our NJ rep Sarah Hoffman for a free personal login.
Reference Books
Political Science Librarian
Government Sources
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CIRCLECenter for information and research on civic learning and engagement.
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Overseas VoteNonpartisan Voter Services for U.S. Citizens Overseas and Uniformed Services Members