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In May 2007, the Florida Legislature passed a bill that moved the date of the state's primary to January 29, 2008, setting up a confrontation with the DNC. [52] In response, the DNC ruled that Florida's 185 pledged delegates and 26 superdelegates would not be seated at the Democratic National Convention, or, if seated, would not be able to vote ...
Toward the end of the primary season, on May 31, the Democratic National Committee restored "half votes" to the disputed primaries, as well as accepting a reapportionment of Michigan delegates proposed by the state party. In Florida, where both candidates pledged not to campaign, Clinton beat Obama 50-33% in the disputed primary.
From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Republican Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Republican National Convention held from Monday, September 1, through Thursday, September 4, 2008, in Saint Paul ...
The Libertarian primary is won by Christine Smith. [178] The American Independent (the California affiliate of the Constitution Party) primary is won by Don J. Grundmann. [178] The Green and Peace and Freedom primaries are won by Ralph Nader. [177] [178] The Colorado Democratic caucus is won by Barack Obama. The Republican caucus is won by Mitt ...
[a] After a long primary season, Obama narrowly secured the Democratic nomination in June 2008 and selected Biden as his running mate. Bush's popularity had significantly declined during his second term, which was attributed to the growing distain for the Iraq war , his response to Hurricane Katrina , the Abu Ghraib torture controversy , and ...
Primary date: May 13, 2008 National delegates: 0 (of 33) Nebraska's primary was nonbinding. 30 unpledged delegates were selected at the state convention on July 12, 2008. The national committeeman, national committeewoman, and chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party also attended the national convention as unpledged delegates. [57]
The 2008 United States presidential election was November 4, 2008. The debates, campaigns, primaries, and conventions occurred several months before Election Day. The new president and vice president were sworn on January 20, 2009.
The 2008 Georgia Democratic presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, and had a total of 87 delegates at stake.The winner in each of Georgia's 13 congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 57.