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Oct 1, 2008 · Opposition to the war is much stronger among Democrats than Republicans, but even among Republicans enthusiasm for the war has waned considerably over the past five years. A majority of strong and weak Republicans who turned against the war by 2008 moved in the Democratic direction.
2008 presidential election results map. Blue denotes states/districts won by Democrat Barack Obama, and Red denotes those won by Republican John McCain. Numbers indicate electoral votes won by each candidate.
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The results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries are the detailed outcomes of a series of contests by which members of the United States Democratic Party chose their candidate for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Event DateLocationUncommitted [3]Hillary ClintonJanuary 3Iowa caucuses Pledged delegates: 0 (of ...0%[ 15 ] 29%January 8New Hampshire primary Pledged delegates: ...–9 39%January 15Michigan primary Pledged delegates: 12855 40%69 73 55%January 19Nevada precinct caucuses Pledged ...0%[ 12 ] 51%The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.
The 2008 primary campaign was also historic. On the Democratic side, the field narrowed quickly to pit Barack Obama against Hillary Clinton. Both candidates were seeking to become presidential “firsts”—Obama the first African American president and Clinton the first woman president.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The 2008 elections were seen as historic by many. America elected its first black president Barack Obama, a remarkable event forty years after the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Equally significant, Democrats enjoyed substantial gains in the House and the Senate for the second consecutive election.
Nov 5, 2008 · The morning after Barack Obama won a historic nod for the White House and Democrats further solidified control of Congress, Darrell West and Thomas Mann offered recommendations for getting the ...
