Revamped Yahoo news unveils enhanced political tracking tools

Yahoo! has introduced several offerings designed to keep users in the know during this presidential election. The first called the Political Dashboard. The dashboard allows users to read campaign headlines, track polls, and even create their own scenarios.

It includes a red and blue Electoral College map and allows the user’s candidate’s poll performance to be tracked over time. On Election Day their homepage will offer snapshots of each candidate’s current status as each state’s polls close and its winner announced, and simply searching for “Obama” or “McCain” will direct users to shortcuts providing the latest news, online discussions, and poll results. Users can also use their cell phones and Yahoo! Mobile to access election coverage and information.