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For example, Grundy County, in southeastern Tennessee, broke 56%-42% for John Kerry in 2004, but wound up being swept by McCain 55%-42% this year. The state was one of five states that swung even more Republican in 2008 with John McCain soundly defeating Barack Obama in Tennessee.
Polls taken in the last few months of the presidential campaign and exit polls conducted on Election Day showed the economy as the top concern for voters. [97] [98] In the fall of 2008, many news sources were reporting that the economy was suffering its most serious downturn since the Great Depression. [99]
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.
Obama's highest ratings in the polling average were 61.2% favorable and 32.5% unfavorable on July 8. [165] As of November 3, 2008, one day before the election, the RealClearPolitics electoral map excluding toss up states showed 278 electoral votes for Obama/Biden, an electoral majority, and 132 electoral votes for opponents McCain/Palin. [166]
2008 U.S. presidential election; Timeline; General election debates; ... Barack Obama John McCain Margin ... Keith Frederick Polls [183] July 16–22 45%: 41% 4
In 2008, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election, Republican candidate John McCain won the state with 56.85% of the vote to Democratic candidate Obama's 41.79%. The presidential primaries were held on February 5, 2008. Mike Huckabee won Tennessee's Republican primary over Senator John ...
November 4 – Election Day: Barack Obama and Joe Biden win 52.93 percent of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes to John McCain and Sarah Palin's 45.65 percent and 173 electoral votes. McCain concedes the election in Phoenix, Arizona [288] and President-elect Obama gives his victory speech in Chicago. [289]
Barack Obama: 49%: John McCain 44% Gallup (Daily Tracking) [362] April 9–13, 2008 Hillary Clinton: 46%: John McCain 45% 4,415 RV ±2% Barack Obama: 46%: John McCain 44% Harris Interactive [363] April 11–12, 2008 Hillary Clinton: 39%: John McCain 38% Not reported Not reported Barack Obama: 41%: John McCain 36% Reuters/Zogby International ...