ELECTIONS AND E-EDITION 2008

In a race for president, voters are constantly assessing
and reassessing the candidates as they decide whom to support.
Many voters remain undecided right up to Election Day, while
others may change their minds based on issues that arise during
the campaign. The Herald-Leader eEDITION provides fresh information
for assessing the presidential candidates every day.

Debates are a big part of presidential races. In a debate voters get to
see directly how candidates handle themselves under pressure. They
alsoget a sense of the personality of each candidate. Find someone and
discuss how seeing candidates speak and answer questions is different
from reading. Make a list of things voters might learn by seeing how
candidates speak and answer questions is different from reading what
they say. Make a list of things voters might learn by seeing candidates in
action, and rank them in order of importance. Use the lists to write a short
editorial urging people to watch the presidential debates.

eEDITIONs allow people to read and use the Herald-Leader with just a few
keystrokes or clicks of a mouse from a home or school computer. Explore
today’s eEDITION by turning to Page 1 on your computer. Click on a story to
show it in a display presentation. Then click to show it as text only. What difference do you see and what are the advantages of each way the story is shown?

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