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On September 4, 2008, the Obama campaign announced they raised $10 million in the 24-hour period after Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's acceptance speech. The RNC reported raising $1 million in the same period. [92] On October 19, 2008, Obama's campaign announced a record fundraising total of $150 million for September 2008.
On August 27, 2008, at the Democratic National Convention, the Democratic Party formally nominated Obama to run for the office of the President of the United States of America. Obama would go on to win the presidential election against Republican nominee John McCain.
His age in particular was considered a liability against the youthful Senator Obama, who was the first Generation Xer to run for president on a major party ticket. [84] McCain for comparison was born before World War II and belonged to the Silent Generation. [85]
Obama: John McCain. I don't want to over romanticize our relationship. John was conservative to put it mildly. He ran against me in 2008 and talked about me on the campaign trail.
Withdrew: January 30, 2008 (Endorsed Obama) [10] Joe Biden: U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) Delaware: 0 0 0 Withdrew: January 3, 2008 (Endorsed Obama, who later chose Biden as his vice presidential running mate) Bill Richardson: Governor of New Mexico (2003–2011) New Mexico: 0 0 0 Withdrew: January 10, 2008
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was the Democratic nominee, and Senator John McCain of Arizona was the Republican nominee. Incumbent President George W. Bush was ineligible for re-election per the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which limits a president to two terms, and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney declined to run for the office.
Although Guam has no votes in the Electoral College, it has held a straw poll for its presidential preferences since 1980. In 2008, their ballot included Barr, McCain, and Obama. On July 10, 2008, the Guam legislature passed a law moving that poll forward to gain notoriety for Guam's election. [63] The legislation was eventually vetoed. [64]
That, coupled with his confident performance at the Correspondents’ Dinner, seemed to prove enough to shut Trump up, and he ultimately passed on running against Obama. Obama’s 2008 election ...