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- Election day: November 4, 2008
- First year since 1928 in which none of the four major candidates is an incumbentTelegraph.co.uk: The top US conservatives and liberals (April 24, 2008)
- 56th consecutive quadrennial election
- 33 Senate seats in play
- 11 state governorships
- Total spent on 2008 presidential campaign may top $1 billionThe New York Times: Death Knell May Be Near for Public Election Funds (January 23, 2007)
- To win, a candidate must win 270 electoral votes
- With electoral college system, candidates can win presidency without winning popular vote
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Americans voted on November 4, 2008, for Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. The major candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, a senator from Illinois, and Republican John McCain, a senator from Arizona. Much of the election focused on the troubled American economy, engagement in military conflicts with Afghanistan and Iraq and the character of the two candidates.
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Major Party Candidates
- Republican:
- John McCain (President)
- Sarah Palin (VP)
- Democratic:
- Barack Obama (President)
- Joe Biden (VP)
- Republican:
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Third Party Candidates
- Libertarian:
- Bob Barr (President)
- Wayne Allyn Root (VP)
- Green:
- Cynthia McKinney (President)
- Rosa Clemente (VP)
- Constitution:
- Chuck Baldwin (President)
- Darrell Castle (VP)
- Libertarian:
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John McCain Fast Facts
- Full name: John Sidney McCain III
- Born: August 29, 1936
- Birthplace: Panama Canal Zone
- Former Vietnam P.O.W.
- Named Republican candidate at the 2008 Republican Convention September, 2008
- U.S. Senator: January 3, 1987-present
- U.S. Congressman: January 3, 1983-January 3, 1987
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Barack Obama Fast Facts
- Full name: Barack Hussein Obama II
- Born: August 4, 1961
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Illinois senator: 2005 to present
- Political party: Democrat
- Named Democratic Party candidate at the 2008 Democratic Convention on August 27, 2008
- 1983: Graduated from Columbia University
- 1991: Graduated from Harvard Law School
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Election 2008 Results
- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
- MSNBC: Election Night
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Election Results 2008 Questions
What will change following the results of the Japan Election? 1 AnswerNobody knows, because it's never happened before to a degree where the change would stick, but whatever it is, I know that my Japanese coleagues are seriously s... read more
Where can I find a spreadsheet with the results of the 2008 US Presidential election by state and county? 2 AnswersM. E. J. Newman wrote this page: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/ it has a spreasheet in either microsoft .xls format: http://www-persona... read more
What evidence of Election fraud is there? 3 AnswersBBC News analysis: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8101621.stm -- Quote What is the evidence of electoral fraud? The way the result was announced w... read more
can you recall any positive news events that happened in 2008 besides Obama being elected? 22 AnswersYou can find such optimistic and fantastic news at the Good News Network. I check it out daily and it definitely lists my spirits. http://www.goodnewsnetwork.or... read more
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Nobody accepts results any longer. Poll: Majority Of Republicans Don't Think Obama Won 2008 Election http://bit.ly/21tqHP (via @OneRiot)
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Photo: Watching the 2008 election results. I am not going to date this photo because, seriously? http://tumblr.com/xh041bbkh
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Spending Friday night analyzing 2008 general election results county by county. Demographics never cease to amaze me.
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