Today’s Election News Roundup

CNN provides a video, transcript and analysis of last night’s debate between Ill. Sen. Barack Obama and Ariz. Sen. John McCain. The third and final presidential debate took place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York and was moderated by CBS anchor Bob Schieffer.

NPR analyzes comments and accusations made at last night’s presidential debate, exploring the truth, or exaggerations, of some of the candidates’ biggest claims.

Joe Wurzelbacher—aka Joe the Plumber—who became the focus of last night’s debate, discusses his reaction to McCain and Obama’s assertions in this video interview.

With less than three weeks remaining before the debate, the candidates prepare for what Politico calls a “red state sprint.” On Friday, Obama begins a tour of Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina and Florida. Meanwhile, the Republican base plans to intensify campaign ads in the same red states, hoping to maintain a traditional GOP advantage.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin visited New Hampshire, trying to garner GOP votes in the crucial state. According to Steve Duprey, McCain adviser who has served as chairman of the state GOP, the McCain ticket is "about five points down in New Hampshire." The state voted Democratic in the last presidential election, though it was a key state for McCain during the primaries.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden traveled to Ohio yesterday and announced that Sen. Obama’s plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, including roads and bridges in Ohio, would recover 240,000 lost jobs in the state. Biden said that Obama’s projected public works projects would create two million jobs nationwide.

The findingDulcinea 2008 Election Web Guide highlights the best online resources relating to the candidates and the election.

Project Vote Smart describes the process of nominating a presidential candidate, with concise descriptions of the convention, caucuses, primaries and the process of awarding delegates.

An overview of the role of delegates and superdelegates is presented by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Daily coverage of the 2008 Election is gathered from media sources across the political spectrum and presented by Real Clear Politics to provide up-to-the-minute coverage. The site publishes daily political transcripts, including addresses on the campaign trail and withdrawal speeches. It also constantly updates and compares polling reports from Rasmussen, Gallup, CNN, Pew Research, and other major media sources. Additionally, the site provides a 2008 Primary Delegate Count, which presents the delegate counts of each candidate.

NPR provides an interactive calendar of past primaries. Headline stories that detail the events of the primaries and campaigns accompany the primary map. In addition, NPR hosts a “National Delegates Total,” with an ongoing count of delegates won by each candidate.

Minnesota Public Radio’s online “President Survey” matches the political convictions of respondents with the candidates’ policies in order to help voters make an informed choice come election day.

The New York Times publishes a constant stream of articles from the Associated Press. These concise AP stories cover new developments on the campaign trail.

As election momentum picks up, the Times of London offers British readers a glossary of campaign jargon that will be of use to many Americans as well.

OpenSecrets.org compares the total campaign donations for each candidate and looks into the war chests to see where the money comes from.