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United States Presidential Election, 2008 (view source)
Revision as of 19:40, August 30, 2008
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===Republican National Convention===
===Republican National Convention===
[[Image:Cjjfdjfty.png|200px|right|"Republican Party Elephant" logo]] The 2008 Republican National Convention will be held in [[Saint Paul]], [[Minnesota]] from September 1 ([[Labor Day]]) until September 4. The presumptive nominee will be Senator McCain. The location has political significance in that [[Minnesota]] will likely be a close state during the general election, as will it's neighboring states [[Wisconsin]] and [[Iowa]].
[[Image:Cjjfdjfty.png|200px|right|"Republican Party Elephant" logo]] The 2008 Republican National Convention will be held in [[Saint Paul]], [[Minnesota]] from September 1 ([[Labor Day]]) until September 4. The presumptive nominee will be Senator McCain. The location has political significance in that [[Minnesota]] will likely be a close state during the general election, as will it's neighboring states [[Wisconsin]] and [[Iowa]].
The convention may have to be rescheduled due to the upcoming landfall of Hurricane Gustav. The party, as well as presidential nominee [[John McCain]], have stated that it would be inappropriate to be seen celebrating while a hurricane strikes the United States.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0808/McCain_suggests_Gustav_could_alter_convention.html?showall McCain suggests Gustav could alter convention]</ref> During Hurricane Katrina's landfall in 2005, President Bush was photographed with Senator McCain,<ref>[http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2008/04/mccain-and-katrina-cake-not-ac.html McCain and Katrina: Cake not Action]</ref> as Bush presented him with a cake for his 69th birthday, leading to calls that Bush wasn't concerned about the effects of the hurricane.
===Convention Schedule===
===Convention Schedule===