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Election Sources

270 to Win
Focuses on the movement of the electoral votes, particularly the 270 votes needed to win the majority of the electoral votes (out of 538 total). This is an ad-heavy site!
The Cook Political Report (free version only)
Provides analysis and predictions of the likely outcome of elections.

Non-profit, non-partisan resources tracking campaign donations & lobbying in the US:

Campaign Finance Data (Federal Election Commission)
See how money is raised and spent in federal elections
OpenSecrets.org
Tracks the money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
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This website is maintained by the non-partisan group Center for Responsive Politics.
Sunlight Foundation
Tracks the lack of transparency regarding campaign donations and lobbying influence through investigational reporting and research.
National Institute on Money in State Politics
Merged with Open Secrets.

CQ Magazine
Formally CQ Weekly. A weekly report of news from inside Congress, on major legislative action, on economics and finance, government and commerce, social policy, defense and foreign policy and politics.
National Public Radio: Elections
NPR coverage of the presidential campaign, including interviews with the public.

Newspaper Source Plus (by EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for more than 60 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.