Follow the 2008 presidential race

Bay News 9 and Baynews9.com are your sources for complete coverage of the 2008 presidential race.

Check back frequently for special interactive features, blogs and columns, videos, audio excerpts, slideshows, and much more on this page.

• Obama turns down public financing
• Follow the money - who's raised how much?
• Obama and McCain on the issues
• July 3 race rundown
• Veepstakes

Interactive Resources

Use the power of your computer and the Internet to interact with information on the candidates and the election.

To get started, click on one of the links below.

• Analysis of Obama's "Country I Love" ad
• Take a poll - how do your answers stack up against others'?
• Multi-media stories about the U.S. presidency
• Global views of the U.S.
• Which candidate best represents your beliefs? Visit Glassbooth.org.

Sights And Sounds Of Election '08

Learn about the candidates, view campaign images of the week, see analysis of advertisements and more.

Come back often as the campaign progresses and this page is updated.

• This week in political photos
  
• Young people and the GOP (slideshow)
  

Here's your chance to read what others have to say about Election '08 - and add your opinion to the mix!

• CNN bloggers
• Ron Fournier 'On Deadline'
• Your thoughts on the race

The Lighter Side Of The Election

• The candidates and their cars
• The candidates get humorous
  
• Little-known political parties

Life And Times of Sen. Edward Kennedy

Many Bay News 9 viewers have asked about Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, who was recently diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a virulent form of brain cancer.

The Associate Press has provided us with this information about Kennedy's life.

• Life of Edward Kennedy; his diagnosis
• Timeline of Kennedy's life

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• State Politics
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Election '08 on Bay News 9's Political Connections

• Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
• Bay News 9's Al Ruechel
• The St. Petersburg Times' Adam Smith