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The Los Angeles Times, The Politico, and CNN hosted a Democratic debate in Hollywood, California, at the Kodak Theatre. [52] [53] The debate set another Cable TV viewing record for a presidential primary debate, with 8,324,000 million total viewers. [54] This was the final Democratic party-specific debate before Super Tuesday on
The 2008 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 2008 presidential election. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized four debates among the major party candidates, sponsored three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.
From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Democratic Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was selected as the nominee, becoming the first African American to secure the presidential nomination of any major political party in the United States.
2008 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums; R. 2008 Republican Party presidential debates and forums; S. Science Debate 2008; V. Visible Vote '08: A ...
November 15 – CNN and the Nevada Democratic Party hold the Nevada Democratic presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. [124] November 21 – Democratic candidate Barack Obama announces that television presenter and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, who previously endorsed Obama, will appear with him on the campaign trail. [125]
The first "regular" presidential debate took place in Manchester New Hampshire two days before the March 7th primary. The five candidates on the ballot, Democratic front-runner Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine faced long-shots Senators George McGovern of South Dakota and Vance Hartke of Indiana; Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty; and Edward T. Coll, a 32-year-old social worker, who waved a rubber rat to ...
Statewide public opinion polls conducted relating to the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries include the following. A graphic summary of the data in map form follows. A graphic summary of the data in map form follows.
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.