Discussion: Election 2008

Seminars on Language and Intercultural Teaching

February 15, 2008

The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead. ~ Kurt Vonnegut

Content

Slide show of Potomac Primaries from the New York Times

Election vocabulary

Slide show about the election cycle

Red States and Blue States

One Nation, Slightly Divisible by David Brookes, The Atlantic Monthly, December 2001

Television campaign ads

The front-runners:

Some resources for following election coverage

New York Times Election Guide 2008
The Washington Post Election Coverage
National Public Radio Election 2008
The Purple States TV: Five ordinary citizens follow the election

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