How McCain and Obama Compare on the Issues
True or false?

Would Obama's tax plan raise Joe the Plumber's taxes? Did John McCain really refer to himself as a "war criminal"? Is that really Sarah Palin holding a gun in an American flag bathing suit? (No, no and no.)

These sites separate the facts from the spin.

Fact Check.org
Annenberg Public Policy Center

The Fact Checker
Washington Post

Truth or myth?
Snopes.com

Politifact Truth-o-meter
St. Petersburg Times
Resources

Find your polling place
League of Women Voters
The Choice 2008

Watch PBS’ "The Choice 2008" on air and streaming online.
18 in `08

18 in ‘08 is a nonpartisan documentary by a 19-year-old filmmaker that explains what is at stake for youth in the 2008 election and how decisions made in Washington today will affect young people for years to come. Find a screening.
Polls / Predictions

Political Stock Market
Wall Street Journal

About

My 1st Time is a production of the TreeHouse Media Project.

Videography and video editing: Paul Zingone, Rich Heidorn Jr.

Web design: Benjamin Heidorn

Reporting: Rachel Kipp, Rich Heidorn Jr.

Narrator and on-camera reporter: Jess Blasco

Copy editing: Patricia Sonne

Logo: Leslie McMurchie

Dedicated to Molly, Ellie and Benjamin Heidorn — all voting for president for the first time in 2008.

A non-partisan guide for first-time voters