Democratic National Committee
The Democrats seem to be somewhat on the ball when it comes to handheld computing. Not only does Al Gore's official site provide an AvantGo download (see this issue's PalmPower Site of the Month), but you can also find an AvantGo channel set up at the home of the Democratic National Committee as well. The Web site's at http://www.democrats.org/extras/avantgo/index.html and is pictured in Figure J.

FIGURE J


Get news from the Democratic National Committee on your PDA. Roll over picture for a larger image.

On the Democratic National Committee's AvantGo channel, pictured in Figure K, you'll find the latest news on the state of the presidential election.

FIGURE K

The DNC AvantGo channel will keep you up to date on the latest election news.

The Libertarian Enterprise
If your political sensibilities are outside the two major parties, you might be interested in checking out "The Libertarian Enterprise for the PalmPilot." At http://www.webleyweb.com/tle/ppformat.html, Peter R. Petronello, Master Sergeant USMC, (retired), has reformatted The Libertarian Enterprise to .PRC files for reading on his Palm device. He then submitted them to the folks at Webley Web Works, hosts to The Libertarian Enterprise magazine.

The Libertarian Enterprise is an online publication "dedicated to spreading genuine and unabashed Libertarian opinions on the Internet and elsewhere." On the magazine's Welcome page, they're quick to point out that the publication is not an official tool of the Libertarian Party, nor is it "about the insides of a subculture, which, like many another of history's intellectual movements, often resembles nothing so much as thousands of shrieking eunuchs frantically beating each other to death with shoelaces."

With that clear disclaimer in mind, I went ahead and downloaded the latest issue's .PRC file. It's pictured in Figure L.

FIGURE L

The Libertarian Enterprise opens by defining what a Libertarian is.

Conclusion
Even if certain political parties haven't yet realized the value of providing information you can read on handheld devices, there still remains a wealth of resources for you to use. Let your Palm device be your guide as, over the next month, you form your decisions about who should be America's future leaders.

Calvin O. Parker is the maintainer of a PalmPilot FAQ site on the Internet. He has been actively involved with the PalmPilot online community for over a year, and has recently written a book on the PalmPilot: The Complete PalmPilot Guide. Find out more information at http://www.pilotfaq.com.