Election Time

  We are a week away from the 2012 presidential election, and today members of the Colorado College debate team faced off against cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy debate team, "in a fast-paced exchange that highlighted top issues of the campaign."

  For more information about the

- current ballet issues
- historical data on voting and elections,
- databases,
- website links and
- statistics,

visit Tutt Library's Libguide on Elections & Voting.

  It points to some excellent references:

Historical Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 1788-2004
Call Number: Docs Atlas, G1201.F9 H5 2006

Mosh the polls : youth voters, popular culture, and democratic engagement 
Call Number: HQ799.2.P6 M66 2008 

America at the polls : a handbook of American presidential election statistics
Call Number:  JK524.A73 1994

And links such as:

• Voting America, United States Politics, 1840-2008
• UVa Library Geostat Center: Election Information, Data, & Maps
• PolitiFact (check facts)
• Campaign Finance Reports and Data

 

To view specifically Colorado concerns see: Initiatives and referendums on the ballot - information and contacts

Another opportunity on campus to learn and listen is Thursday evening, November 1st at 7pm in Bemis Hall. Political Science Professors Dana Wittmer, Andy Dunham and Bob Loevy will talk about and answer questions.

 

 

Comments

[Pheasant]

Very admirable. Do you have any news on how the faceoff went?

Reminds me of this story:

During the presidential campaign against Eisenhower, Senator Adlai Stevenson was approached by an enthusiastic woman supporter who said to him, "Governor, every thinking person will be voting for you." Stevenson replied, "Madam, that is not enough. I need a majority."

References you list above are very helpful. Thanks

Marc

[Lane Redrell]

Wouldn't it be great to see ballet on the ballot?

[Carlos]

The election just finished and I admire how both parties became professional after the election. It was a peaceful election but yet controversial when it comes to the state and individual vote counts.

[Graham]

I must say after Hurricane Sandy hit and both candidates put their campaigns on hold that demonstrated a level of professionalism rarely seen.

Both parties deserved to win but unfortunately only 1 party can.