Now that the presidential primaries are settled, political junkies begin their election year ritual: guessing who each party will nominate for Vice President.
Veepstakes.MSNBC.com
MSNBC is turning the process into an online game. With March Madness-style brackets, they’re running a four-week “tournament” to determine who their viewers believe will be the nominee. Voting in round two ends on Monday, with two more rounds waiting to determine the winner. After viewers make their prediction on the Republican side, it’s on to the Democratic Veepstakes.
OpenSecrets.org
This site opens the book on political donations. You can check out how much money Obama and McCain are raising, who it’s coming from and even where they’re spending it. You can also use it to snoop on your neighbors’ political leanings in the Get Local section by checking out campaign contributions in your ZIP code.
