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Politics & Elections

Links relating to politics and elections in Loudoun County, Virginia; the Commonwealth of Virginia; and the United States of America. Includes official sources, news, analysis, right- and left-wing opinion, historical information, and more.

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In-depth analysis and commentary on the news, primarily relating to politics and elections.

  • ProPublica
    Lean L. A “newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force.”
  • Reason Magazine
    Lean R. Libertarian magazine that aims to “deliver fresh, unbiased information and insights.”
  • Semafor
    Low Bias News analysis with an emphasis on “journalistic transparency.”
  • The Atlantic
    L. Bias A left-wing news magazine that aims for “challenging assumptions and pursuing truth.”
  • The Dispatch
    Lean R. News website for “conservative, fact-based news and commentary.”
  • The Federalist
    A conservative “web magazine focused on culture, politics, and religion.”
  • The Free Press
    Low Bias A new-media outlet based on “honesty, doggedness, and fierce independence.”
  • Washington Examiner
    Lean R. News website focusing on “in-depth news coverage, diligent investigative reporting[,] and thoughtful commentary.”

Official sources of information about elections.

Unbiased unofficial sources of election information.

News outlets that report primarily on political and election topics.

  • Axios – Politics & Policy
    Lean L. Political and election coverage from Axios.
  • C-SPAN
    Low Bias Public service broadcaster with live coverage of U.S. government activities (semi-official).
  • Just The News
    Lean R. News outlet for “reporting facts from journalists with a long record of public trust and excellence.”
  • Newsweek – Politics
    Low Bias Political and election coverage from Newsweek.
  • Politico
    Lean L. Website meant to provide “straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis.”
  • RealClearPolitics
    Lean R. Website meant to provide “better, more insightful analysis of the most important news and policy issues of the day.”
  • The Hill
    Low Bias Newspaper providing “objective and in-depth coverage of Congress, the Administration, business and lobbying, campaigns[,] and more.”

Exclusively left-wing political opinion websites.

  • Antiwar.com
    A commentary aggregation site “devoted to the cause of non-interventionism.”
  • Daily Kos
    The “latest stories and analysis to inform readers about hard-hitting issues that matter to progressives.”
  • Democracy Now!
    Independent nonprofit media outlet with “breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews.”
  • HuffPost
    The “latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle[,] and opinion pieces” from a leftist perspective.
  • Jacobin
    A left wing outlet “offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.”
  • Mother Jones
    Progressive news magazine aiming to “deliver hard-hitting reporting that raises awareness and inspires change.”
  • Raw Story
    An “investigative news website focused on the issues that matter.”
  • Salon.com
    News magazine that “takes a critical look at current events” from a “range of liberal and progressive views.”
  • Slate Magazine
    A “general-interest publication offering analysis and commentary about politics, news,” and other topics.
  • The Intercept
    An outlet intended to “investigate powerful individuals and institutions to expose corruption and injustice.”
  • The Nation
    A magazine that “empowers readers to fight for justice and equality.”
  • Vox
    A left-wing outlet meant to inform readers about “what truly matters and how to think about it.”

Exclusively right-wing political opinion websites.

  • Blaze Media
    Website offering “news, opinion, and entertainment for people who love the American way of life.”
  • Breitbart
    A conservative “syndicated news and opinion website” aiming to “report the truth . . . [and] speak truth to power.”
  • Independent Journal Review
    The Independent Journal Review seeks to provide “reliable information about both sides of every issue.”
  • Legal Insurrection
    A “widely cited and influential” conservative website founded by William A. Jacobson.
  • National Review
    R. Bias The “most influential magazine for conservative news, commentary, and opinion” in America.
  • Not The Bee
    A “humor-based news, opinion, and entertainment site” meant to “inform you and entertain you.”
  • The Daily Caller
    Conservative outlet for “thought-provoking commentary and up-to-the-second breaking news.”
  • The Daily Wire
    One of the “counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment.”
  • The Gateway Pundit
    News and opinion outlet that “espouses [a] politically conservative world view.”
  • The Western Journal
    An “alternative for readers fed up with the overt leftism of establishment media outlets.”
  • Townhall
    Conservative news website with “investigative reports, breaking news reporting,  . . . [and] news analysis.”
  • ZeroHedge
    News outlet with mission “provide analysis uninhibited by political constraint.”

Websites specializing in election prediction using predictive models, markets, etc.

Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.