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Starting of the Primary elections
Primary election: Primary election is a way for voters to select what members will be running for the presidential spot, this is held for each party (i.e. democrat, republican) -
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Presidential timeline
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McCain Talks in Arizonia, his home state
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Mitt Romney Speaks in California
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Obama Announces he plans to run
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Ron Paul talks about his presidential platform
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Public Speaking by Obama
Obama Announces his main platform for his preidential elections -
McCain Talks about Education in America
Public Speaking for presidential election -
Ron Paul Speaks at a new school opening
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Hillary Clinton Makes a speach about technique in imakeasanich, Minnesota
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Primary: Iowa
Obama: 54% 7electorial votes
McCain: 45% -
New Hampshire
Obama: 384,826
McCain: 316,534 -
Michigan
Obama: 2,872,579
McCain: 2,048,639 -
Nevada
Obama: 533,736
McCain: 412,827 -
South Carolina
Obama: 2,142,651
McCain:2,128,474 -
Flordia
Primary: Obama -
Alaska
Caucus: McCain -
Alabama
Obama: 813,479
McCain: 1,266,546 -
Arizona
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Arkanas
Obama: 422,310
McCain: 638,017 -
California
Obama: 8,274,473
McCain: 5,011,781 -
Colorando
Causus: Obama -
Conneticut
Obama -
Delaware
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Georgia
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Idaho
Caucus: McCain -
Illinois
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Kanas
Caucus: McCain -
Massachusetts
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Minnesota
Cuacus: Obama -
Missouri
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Dakota
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Oklahoma
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Tennesee p
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Utah
Primary: McCain -
Obama Covers Illegal Immagration
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Obama visits californaia and recieves money for campagn
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McCain Visits GM and recieves fundraising money
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Rhode Island
Primary: Obama -
Ohio
Primary: Obama -
Texas
Primary:McCain -
Vermont
Primary: Obama -
Pennsylvania
Primary:Obama -
South Dakota
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Indinana
Priamry: Obama -
North Carolina
Obama -
Kentucky
Primary:McCain -
West Virgina
Primary: McCain -
Montana
Primary: McCain -
Democratic Presidential Convention
-The 2008 Democratic National Convention was held in Denver's Pepsi Center.
-Head of convention: Nancy Pelosi
-Democrat Nominations:
Barack Obama
3,188.5 72.15%
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Republican Presidential Convention
-Republican Convention: took place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota sept 1-4
-A convention is a political convention is a meeting of a political party, typically to select party candidates
-Head of conventions: George W. Bush
Laura Bush
Joe Lieberman
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Michael Steele
-Republican Nomination:
John McCain
2,343 98.44%
Ron Paul
21 0.88%
Mitt Romney
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Election Day
-day when polls are open for the general public to vote
-Popular vote: Obmam: 69,456,897 McCain: 59,934,814 -
McCain Speaks about Verteran Rights in Pittsburg
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McCain Talks at Penn State
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Meeting of Electors
Day when the Electoral College meets and votes for the New President of the United States
Electoral Votes: Electoral votes Obama: 365 McCain:173 -
Obama's Inauguration
Inauguration: Marks the Commencment of the four year period when Obama ill serve