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3 Websites That Every Political Junkie Should Know About (If They Don’t Already)

Friday, May 1st, 2009

In no particular order. Technorati Profile

1) RealClearPolitics.com

What makes RCP special? Three things: density, dispatch and diversity. First, the raw density of RCP’s content is enough to make any political addict salivate. Indeed, on RCP’s homepage you won’t find the all-to-common top story, replete with the obligatory space-squandering photograph and over-sized headline. No, instead you’ll be treated to a wall of tantalizing headlines, sans eye candy, that promises hours of political commentary, news and analysis for your browsing pleasure.

Second, as a junkie of any kind will tell you, once you consume what’s available you’re inevitably going to want more. Fortunately, RCP understands this need and updates its content not just daily, but several times a day, every day, ensuring a steady stream of political goodness. Yup, even on Sundays.

Third, and perhaps most significant, rather than drawing from a limited number of sources or including a limited range of article types, RCP’s content is deliciously diverse. Of course you’ll find the usual spattering of political commentary and analysis from heavyweights such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Politico… etc., but also from somewhat less traditional sources like the OC Register, Las Vegas Review-Journal, the KC Star and the Weekly Standard.

In addition, and particularly exciting for us at PunditPolitics, RCP offers a plethora of statistics and poll aggregations on a large range of issues of political import, from Obama’s latest approval ratings to election polling on races around the country.

Sole nitpick – RCP subjects you to a full-page ad upon first visiting the site, which we feel is entirely appropriate. However, calling it a ‘welcome page’ is borderline obscene.

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