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==Primaries and Caucuses==

==Primaries and Caucuses==

===Iowa Caucus===

===Iowa Caucus: January 3, 2008===

The first caucus was the [[Iowa Caucus]], which happened both for the Democrats and Republicans on January 3, 2008.  The Democratic winner of the Iowa caucus was [[Barrack Obama]], who barely beat national frontrunner [[Hillary Clinton]] and former [[North Carolina]] Senator, [[John Edwards]].  The official results were:

The first caucus in the 2008 presidential election cycle was the [[Iowa Caucus]].  The Democratic winner of the Iowa caucus was [[Barrack Obama]], who managed to beat national frontrunner [[Hillary Clinton]] and former [[North Carolina]] Senator, [[John Edwards]].  The official results were:

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! candidates

! candidates

! percentage

! percentage

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| [[Barrack Obama]]

| Barrack Obama

| 38%

| 38%

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| [[John Edwards]]

| John Edwards

| 30%

| 30%

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|-

| [[Hillary Clinton]]

| Hillary Clinton

| 29%

| 29%

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|-

| [[Bill Richardson]]

| Bill Richardson

| 2%  

| 2%  

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|-

| [[Joseph Biden]]

| Joseph Biden

| 1%

| 1%

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|-

On the Republican side, [[Mike Huckabee]] defeated [[Mitt Romney]] by an even closer margin.  The results were:

On the Republican side, [[Mike Huckabee]] defeated [[Mitt Romney]] by an even closer margin.  The results were:

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! Candidate

! Candidate

! percentage

! percentage

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| [[Mike Huckabee]]

| Mike Huckabee

| 34%

| 34%

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| [[Mitt Romney]]

| Mitt Romney

| 25%

| 25%

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|-

| [[Fred Thompson]]

| Fred Thompson

| 13%

| 13%

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|-

| [[John McCain]]

| John McCain

| 13%

| 13%

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|-

| [[Ron Paul]]

| Ron Paul

| 10%

| 10%

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|-

| [[Rudy Giuliani]]

| Rudy Giuliani

| 3%

| 3%

|}

|}

Candidates such as [[Duncan Hunter]], [[Alan Keyes]] and [[John H. Cox]] didn't come out with a significant percentage.  Romney's loss in [[Iowa]] set him back in the upcoming primary in [[New Hampshire]].  Huckabee's win however gave him surge in [[New Hampshire]] where he had before been very low in the polls.  McCain's unexpected high showing in Iowa also gave him a little boost in New Hampshire.

Candidates such as [[Duncan Hunter]], [[Alan Keyes]] and [[John H. Cox]] didn't come out with a significant percentage.  Romney's loss in [[Iowa]] set him back in the upcoming primary in [[New Hampshire]].  Huckabee's win however gave him surge in [[New Hampshire]] where he had before been very low in the polls.  McCain's unexpected high showing in Iowa also gave him a little boost in New Hampshire.

===New Hampshire Primary===

===New Hampshire Primary: January 8, 2008===

The next milestone after the Iowa caucus was the New Hampshire primary, which happened on January 8, 2008.  (Only the Republican Wyoming primary occurred on January 5, which was won by Romney.)  On the Republican side, Mitt Romney's defeat in Iowa helped his most significant opponent, John McCain.  Huckabee's victory in Iowa helped boost his campaign and gave him a higher showing than even he had expected.  On the Democratic side, Obama's defeat of Clinton and Edwards led to the polls usually predicting a Obama victory in New Hampshire.   

The next milestone after the Iowa caucus was the New Hampshire primary.  (Only the Republican Wyoming primary occurred on January 5, which was won by Romney.)  On the Republican side, Mitt Romney's defeat in Iowa helped his most significant opponent, John McCain.  Huckabee's victory in Iowa helped boost his campaign and gave him a higher showing than even he had expected.  On the Democratic side, Obama's defeat of Clinton and Edwards led to the polls usually predicting a Obama victory in New Hampshire.   

The winner for the Repbulicans was John McCain and for the Democrats Hillary Clinton.  The Democratic results were:

The winner for the Repbulicans was John McCain and for the Democrats Hillary Clinton.  The Democratic results were:

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! Candidate

! Candidate

! percentage

! percentage

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| [[Hillary Clinton]]

| Hillary Clinton

| 39%

| 39%

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| [[Barrack Obama]]

| Barrack Obama

| 36%

| 36%

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|-

| [[John Edwards]]

| John Edwards  

| 17%

| 17%

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|-

| [[Bill Richardson]]

| Bill Richardson  

| 5%

| 5%

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|-

| [[Dennis Kucinich]]

| Dennis Kucinich

| 1%

| 1%

|}

|}

Hillary Clinton's win was a setback for Obama and much-needed victory for Clinton.  The poll's reliability was most hurt with these results.  (Mike Gravel didn't reach a significant percentage.)   

Hillary Clinton's win was a setback for Obama and much-needed victory for Clinton.  The polls reliability was most hurt with these results.  (Mike Gravel didn't reach a significant percentage.)   

The Republican results were:

The Republican results were:

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! Candidate

! Candidate

! percentage

! percentage

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| [[John McCain]]

| John McCain

| 37%

| 37%

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| [[Mitt Romney]]

| Mitt Romney

| 31%

| 31%

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| [[Mike Huckabee]]

| Mike Huckabee

| 11%

| 11%

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|-

| [[Rudy Giuliani]]

| Rudy Giuliani

| 9%

| 9%

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| [[Ron Paul]]

| Ron Paul

| 8%

| 8%

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| [[Fred Thompson]]

| Fred Thompson

| 1%

| 1%

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|-

| [[Duncan Hunter]]

| Duncan Hunter

| 1%

| 1%

|}

|}