…at nationalplatforms.com a political webtool that is a MUST for Election 2008. Make sure you bookmark it — since it could be highly useful in the months and years to come.
Basically, National Platforms is a kind of clearing house where campaigns of all parties can have their stands on issues available without any kind of media (or blog) bias. Its homepage states:
We want you to have a reliable source of official information concerning the presidential candidates running in 2008. Their platforms, positions, and issues are show herein with consistent questions asked to each campaign.
Since we receive all posted information directly from each listed campaign/candidate, you can trust what you read here. It is not our goal to push or endorse any candidate or party. We solely want to be a trustworthy website where you can get all the political information you want for the 2008 Presidential Election.
When you explore the site, there’s a lot of info — with much, much more to come. Take A Peek at National Platforms and we know that you’ll be taking a daily peek…
FOOTNOTE: The political campaigns are becoming a lot more conscious of the importance of content on their sites and offering the chance for website reader feedback. For instance, note THIS PAGE from Republican Fred Thompson’s website that explains his core principles.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.