2010+Midterm+Election+Project

Find the basic instructions for the project below:
I forgot to add to the above handout that a candidate biography would be a great thing to have as well!

Also, any info you can find out about the major financial donors for candidates would be interesting...

As well as any key votes on big issues that the incumbents have cast in the last year...

Find links to useful websites here...official election documents, comparisons of candidate positions, candidate bio's, etc...
[|Colorado Secretary of State] Official election documents, candidates, ballot measures, polling place info.

[|On the Issues] Candidate comparisons

[|Project Vote Smart] Candidate comparisons

[|Politifact] Truth tests

[|9 News Political] Local political coverage

[|7 News Political] Local political coverage

[|4 News Political] Local political coverage

[|Open Secrets] Follow the $$

[|United States House of Representatives] Voting records, committees

[|United States Senate] Voting records, committees

And of course if you google the candidates name you can find their website. BE SURE, however, to read with a critical eye. DO NOT TAKE THINGS AT FACE VALUE. The candidate websites are a good place for biographical info, and for a sense of what is important to the candidate, and you might be able to get some sense of what they would do if elected. But you should not expect to read a neutral or objective description of reality. You'll have to apply your own filter.