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In June 2008, Washington Post commentator Robert Novak blamed the policies of President George W. Bush for Republican defections to the Obama camp and suggested that Republicans Colin Powell and Chuck Hagel might soon declare their support for Obama. [11] In July 2008, African-American libertarian-conservative columnist Thomas Sowell criticized ...
The day after Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Obama's Republican opponent, Arizona Senator John McCain, announced his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. [160]
An October 22, 2008 Pew Research Center poll estimated 70% of registered voters believed journalists wanted Barack Obama to win the election, as opposed to 9% for John McCain. [142] Another Pew survey, conducted after the election, found that 67% of voters thought that the press fairly covered Obama, versus 30% who viewed the coverage as unfair.
This is the electoral history of Barack Obama. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008). A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 1997 representing the 13th district, which covered much of the Chicago South Side.
Former President Donald Trump has started making a fictional claim about the political past of Nikki Haley, his remaining opponent for the Republican presidential nomination.. On social media last ...
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.
Former President Barack Obama is reflecting on the late GOP Sen. John McCain, his onetime rival for the White House, and a moment from the 2008 campaign that shows how McCain’s “character ...
U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2019) Chair of the House Budget Committee (2011–2015) Higher education. Miami University ; Paul Ryan of WI (born 1970) Opponent(s) Barack Obama : Electoral vote. Obama/Biden: 332 (61.7%) Romney/Ryan: 206 (38.3%) Popular vote. Obama/Biden: 65,915,795 (51.1%) Romney/Ryan: 60,933,504 (47.2%)