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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]
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.
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%)
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 ...
His opponent, Republican party nominee John McCain, passed the delegate threshold to become the presumptive nominee much earlier, on March 4. On June 7, Obama's remaining opponent in the quest for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton, conceded defeat at a rally in Washington and urged supporters to back Obama.
Trump mentioned his Republican opponent Nikki Haley when he meant Nancy Pelosi during a speech before the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary, and regularly invokes Obama’s name when he means Biden.
Q: Why can't Obama run again? A: The majority of U.S. presidents have only served two terms.The rule against a third term was informally instituted by President George Washington, who openly ...