2008 Presidential Elections

Sections below on... McCain-Obama debates & joint appearances Sunday Morning Talk Show Interviews John McCain: books Barack Obama books Third Party debates and books 2008 Senate races Presidential nominees in debates from past elections 2008 Presidential Primaries Republican primary debates and books Democratic primary debates and books Background materials on presidential primaries Books by former candidates or potential candidates 2007 Talk Show Interviews 2007 Republican debates and books 2007 Democratic debates and books 2008 State of the Union excerpts Books currently being edited by OnTheIssues.org

McCain-Obama Debates & joint appearances

Presidential Debates: Third Obama-McCain Debate, Oct. 15, 2008 Second Obama-McCain Debate, Oct. 7, 2008 Palin-Biden Debate, Oct. 2, 2008 First Obama-McCain Debate, Sept. 26, 2008 Joint appearances: Saddleback Civil Forum on the PresidencyAug 16, 2008 NAACP 99th Annual Conference, July 12, 2008 NALEO 25th Annual Conference, June 28, 2008

Sunday Morning Talk Show Bipartisan Debates
Presidential candidate Fact Checking & Presidential Ad Watch	Fact-checking on 2008 debates Fact-checking on 2008 advertisements Fact-checking on 2007 debates Fact-checking on 2007 advertisements Fact-checking by the Washington Post The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a non-partisan project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Presidential interview series (throughout 2008) Democrats and Republicans on "CBS News," with Katie Couric	Oct. 1-2: Palin Oct. 1-2: Biden Sept. 24: Palin Sept. 17 & 23: Obama Sept. 17-30: McCain Jul 22: Obama May 5: Obama CBS News Presidential interviews from 2008
Presidential interview series (throughout 2008) Democrats and Republicans on "ABC World News," with Charlie Gibson	Sept. 11: Palin Sept. 3: McCain Jun. 4: Obama ABC News Presidential interviews from 2008
Presidential interview series (throughout 2008) Democrats and Republicans on "Fox News Sunday," with Chris Wallace	Sept. 17: Palin Aug. 31: McCain June 19: Bob Barr May 27: Bob Barr Apr. 27: Obama Apr. 6: McCain Feb. 3: Clinton, McCain Jan. 27: Huckabee Jan. 20: Romney Jan. 13: Giuliani Jan. 6: Huckabee, Romney Fox News Presidential interviews from 2008 Fox News Presidential interviews from 2007
CNN Presidential interview series (throughout 2008) Democrats and Republicans on "Late Edition," with Wolf Blitzer	Sept. 21: Ron Paul June 29: Bobby Jindal June 22: Bill Richardson, Robert Reich, Tim Pawlenty May 18: Clinton May 11: Obama Feb. 24: Huckabee Feb. 10: Huckabee Feb. 3: Nader, Huckabee, Romney Jan. 27: Huckabee, Romney Jan. 20: Edwards, Romney, Giuliani Jan. 13: Romney, Thompson Jan. 6: Thompson, Paul, Edwards, Huckabee, Bill Richardson CNN Presidential interviews from 2008 CNN Presidential interviews from 2007
Meet the Candidates series (throughout 2008) Democrats and Republicans on "Meet the Press," with Tim Russert	May 4: Obama Feb. 24: Nader Feb. 10: Huckabee Jan. 27: McCain Jan. 13: Clinton Jan. 6: McCain Meet the Press interviews from 2008 Meet the Press interviews from 2007

2008 Third Party and bipartisan events
Third Party Debate	In several venues, with several participants	Sept.-Oct. 2008
America's Independent Party Platform	Alan Keyes' nomination	Aug. 20, 2008
Political Courage Test	Third Party candidate questionnaires	Apr.-Aug., 2008
Green Party Questionnaire	Responses from Nader and McKinney	Jan.-Feb., 2008
State of the Union speech	With responses from several presidential candidates	Jan. 28, 2008
Green Party debate in San Francisco	Moderated by Cindy Sheehan	Jan. 13, 2008

The Seventeen Traditions, by Ralph Nader, independent for president

The Meaning of IS, by Bob Barr, Libertarian nominee for president

Our Character, Our Future, by Alan Keyes, AIP nominee for president

The Good Fight, by Ralph Nader

The Nader Reader, collected essays by Ralph Nader

Crash!ng the Party, by Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader Cutting Corporate Welfare

Ralph Nader The Concord Principles

Nader: Crusader, Spoiler, Icon

Books by and about the 2008 Republican Nominee

Speeches at Republican National Convention, Sept. 3rd-5th, 2008

Citizen McCain, by Elizabeth Drew

The Myth of a Maverick, by Matt Welch

Worth the Fighting for: A Memoir, by John McCain

Man of the People, by Paul Alexander

Hard Call, by John McCain

John McCain: An American Odyssey, by Robert Timberg

John McCain Faith of My Fathers

Why Courage Matters, by John McCain

Books by and about the 2008 Democratic Nominee

Speeches at Democratic National Convention, Aug. 26th-Aug. 28th, 2008

The Audacity of Hope, by Sen. Barack Obama (D, IL)

Change We Can Believe In, by Barack Obama

The Blueprint for Change, Barack Obama's Plan for America

Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama

Obama: From Promise to Power, by David Mendell

Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest, by John K. Wilson

Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama, by Steve Dougherty

The Contenders, by Laura Flanders, et al.

Obama: A Bound Man, by Shelby Steele

Should Barack Obama Be President? by Fred Zimmerman, Nimble Books

Presidential nominees in debates from past elections
2004 Illinois Senate race	Obama vs. Alan Keyes	Oct. 21, 2004
2004 Arizona Senate race	McCain vs. Stuart Starky	Oct. 16, 2004
2004 Illinois Senate race	Obama vs. Alan Keyes	Oct. 12, 2004, and Oct. 26, 2004
Joint interview with Bradley & McCain	On Campaign Finance Reform	Dec 16, 1999
Republican primary Debate at Dartmouth University	McCain vs. Alan Keyes and three others	Oct. 29, 1999

2008 Senate candidate debates, plus primaries & books

Interviews with Senate candidates (OnTheIssues SenateMatch series) Senior Citizens League Guide (Senate questionnaire on retirement topics) Political Courage Test (Senate questionnaire on general topics) Citizens for Global Solutions (Senate questionnaire on international topics) State-by-state debates: AK: Sen. Ted Stevens (R, incumbent) vs. Mayor Mark Begich (D) AL: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R, incumbent) vs. State Sen. Vivian Figures (D) CO: Rep. Mark Udall (D) vs. Rep. Bob Schaeffer (R) GA: Georgia Democratic primary debate IA: Sen. Tom Harkin (D, incumbent) vs. Christopher Reed (R) ID: Gov. Jim Risch (R) vs. Rep. Larry LaRocco (D) vs. Rex Rammell (I) IL: Sen. Dick Durbin (D, incumbent) vs. Dr. Steven Sauerberg (R) KS: Sen. Pat Roberts (R, incumbent) vs. Rep. Jim Slattery (D) KY: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R, incumbent) vs. Bruce Lunsford (D) LA: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D, incumbent) vs. John Neely Kennedy (R) MA: Sen. John Kerry (D, incumbent) vs. Jeff Beatty (R) ME: Sen. Susan Collins (R, incumbent) vs. Rep. Tom Allen (D) MN: Sen. Norm Coleman (R, incumbent) vs. Al Franken (D) & Sen. Dean Barkley (I) MS: Sen. Roger Wicker (R, incumbent) vs. Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D) NC: Sen. Liddy Dole (R) vs. State Sen. Kay Hagan (D) NE: Gov. Mike Johanns (R) vs. Scott Kleeb (D) NE: Nebraska's Brand of Change, by Scott Kleeb NH: Sen. John Sununu (R, incumbent) vs. Gov. Jeanne Shaheen NJ: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D, incumbent) vs. Rep. Dick Zimmer (R) NM: Rep. Steve Pearce (R) vs. Rep. Tom Udall (D) OK: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R, incumbent) vs. State Sen. Andrew Rice (D) OR: Sen. Gordon Smith (R, incumbent) vs. State Rep. Jeff Merkley (D) SD: Sen. Tim Johnson (D, incumbent) vs. Joel Dykstra (R) TX: Sen. Jon Cornyn (R, incumbent) vs. Rick Noriega (D) VA: Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) and vs. Gov. Mark Warner (D)

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Books currently being edited by OnTheIssues.org (check back soon!)

Free Ride: John McCain and the Media, by David Brock and Paul Waldman

The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth, the Mania, by Jack Newfield

State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America by Patrick J. Buchanan

Meet the Next President: What You Don't Know About the Candidates, by Bill Sammon