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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.
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.
Barack and Michelle Obama onstage after Obama becomes the presumptive Democratic nominee, June 3, 2008 John McCain at a campaign rally in Kenner, Louisiana, June 4, 2008 June 1 – The Puerto Rico Democratic primary is won by Hillary Clinton .
[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 disdain for the Iraq war , his response to Hurricane Katrina , the Abu Ghraib torture controversy , and ...
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
On August 19, 2007, Nunn said he would not decide on a presidential bid until after the 2008 primary season, when presumptive nominees by both parties would emerge. [71] However, speculation over a Nunn White House bid ended on April 18, 2008, when he endorsed Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama. [72] U.S Senator from Georgia (1972 ...
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton campaigning at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, two days before the twenty-two state vote. As of February 2007, eight states planned to hold primary or caucus elections on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico Democrats, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia Republicans ‡.
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