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United States Presidential Election, 2008 (view source)
Revision as of 20:33, April 12, 2008
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==Primaries and Caucuses==
==Primaries and Caucuses==
===Iowa Caucus: January 3, 2008===
===Iowa Caucus: January 3, 2008===
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:
The first caucus in the 2008 presidential election cycle was the [[Iowa Caucus]]. The Democratic winner of the Iowa caucus was [[Barack Obama]], who managed to beat national frontrunner [[Hillary Clinton]] and former [[North Carolina]] Senator, [[John Edwards]]. The official results were:
{| style="backround:white; color:blue" border="1" class="wikitable"
{| style="backround:white; color:blue" border="1" class="wikitable"
|+ Dem. Iowa caucus results
|+ Dem. Iowa caucus results
! percentage
! percentage
|-
|-
| Barrack Obama
| Barack Obama
| 38%
| 38%
|-
|-
|-
|-
|}
|}
Other candidates such as, [[Chris Dodd]], [[Dennis Kucinich]] and [[Mike Gravel]] did not gain a significant percentage. Because of the Iowa results, [[Barrack Obama]] was expected now to beat [[Hillary Clinton]] in the upcoming [[New Hampshire]] primary. Also, [[Joe Biden]] and [[Chris Dodd]] both withdrew from the race because of their low showings in the Iowa caucus.
Other candidates such as, [[Chris Dodd]], [[Dennis Kucinich]] and [[Mike Gravel]] did not gain a significant percentage. Because of the Iowa results, [[Barack Obama]] was expected now to beat [[Hillary Clinton]] in the upcoming [[New Hampshire]] primary. Also, [[Joe Biden]] and [[Chris Dodd]] both withdrew from the race because of their low showings in the Iowa caucus.
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:
| 39%
| 39%
|-
|-
| Barrack Obama
| Barack Obama
| 36%
| 36%
|-
|-
| 51%
| 51%
|-
|-
| Barrack Obama
| Barack Obama
| 45%
| 45%
|-
|-
| 50%
| 50%
|-
|-
| Barrack Obama
| Barack Obama
| 33%
| 33%
|-
|-