2008 Democratic Party presidential candidates explained

Election Name:2008 Democratic presidential candidates
Country:United States
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2012 Democratic Party presidential candidates
Next Year:2012
Election Date:January 14 to June 8, 2008
Nominee1:Barack Obama
Home State1:Illinois
States Carried1:29 + D.C
Popular Vote1:17,584,692
Nominee2:Hillary Clinton
Home State2:New York
States Carried2:21
Popular Vote2:17,857,501
Map Size:350px
Democratic presidential candidate
Before Election:John Kerry
Posttitle:Democratic presidential candidate-elect
After Election:Barack Obama
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In the United States 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries, the total number of delegates was 4050 (797 unpledged super delegates and 3,253 pledged elected delegates). Delegates required for nomination were 2118.

Nominee

Senator Barack Obama

See main article: Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign.

See also: Political positions of Barack Obama. Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Senator from Illinois. A draft Obama movement began with his well-received 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address. Obama was the featured speaker at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual steak fry, a political event favored by presidential hopefuls in the lead-up to the Iowa Caucus.[1] Obama formally announced his candidacy on February 10, 2007.

On June 7, 2008, Obama became the Democratic presumptive presidential nominee when Clinton dropped out of the race. He had 2,025 delegates and was certain to reach the 2,118 delegates required to win the Democratic nomination.[2] By the time of the convention, Obama had 1766.5 elected pledged delegates and the votes of 463 superdelegates.[3]

Obama received the official Democratic presidential nomination from the Party's delegates at its 2008 National Convention in Denver, Colorado, held in August.

On November 4, Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States with 53% of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes. He assumed office on January 20, 2009, and is the first African American U.S. president.

2009–2017

  • U.S. Senator from Illinois: 2005–2008
  • Illinois State Senator: 1996–2004

Withdrew before primary elections

Candidates who dropped out before the Iowa Caucuses

Senator Evan Bayh

See main article: Evan Bayh presidential campaign, 2008. Evan Bayh, born December 26, 1955, Indiana, former two-term Governor and a two-term U.S. Senator from that state. In February 2005, Bayh renamed his Federal Leadership PAC the All America PAC and hired a new veteran staff with experience on the 2004 campaigns of John Kerry and Wesley Clark for president and Tom Daschle for senate. On December 1, 2006, he announced he was running for president and formed a presidential exploratory committee.[18] He announced on December 16, 2006, that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for president, and then endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton. After Clinton withdrew from the race, Bayh endorsed Senator Barack Obama.[19]

1989-1997

  • Indiana Secretary of State: 1987-1989

Former governor Tom Vilsack

See main article: Tom Vilsack presidential campaign, 2008. Tom Vilsack, born December 13, 1950, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a former governor of Iowa and chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council. Many suspected Vilsack was high on the list of potential running mates for John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election. In 2005, Vilsack established Heartland PAC,[20] a political action committee aimed at electing Democratic Governors and other statewide candidates. Unlike the PACs of potential candidates, Heartland PAC is not a federal PAC and can not contribute to federal candidates. He filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to run for president on November 9, 2006.[21] He dropped out of the race on February 23, 2007, citing fundraising woes. He subsequently endorsed Hillary Clinton.[22] [23] After Clinton had withdrawn from the race, Vilsack threw his support behind Barack Obama.

Vilsack was nominated and subsequently assumed the office of Secretary of Agriculture in the Obama administration.

1999-2007

Other candidates

The following people filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC):

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Anne E. Kornblut, For This Red Meat Crowd, Obama's '08 Choice Is Clear, The New York Times, September 18, 2006.
  2. News: Nagourney . Adam . JEFF ZELENY . Clinton to End Bid and Endorse Obama . . 2008-06-04. June 5, 2008.
  3. Web site: RealClearPolitics - 2008 Elections - Democratic Delegate Count.
  4. Web site: UniteOurStates.com . Biden for President, Inc. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061205045223/http://uniteourstates.com/ . 2006-12-05.
  5. Web site: www.JoeBiden.com . Biden for President, Inc..
  6. News: Tim . Dickinson . Biden In; Gore Out . Rolling Stone . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918034734/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/nataffdaily/story//biden_in_gore_out . 2008-09-18 . dead.
  7. Web site: 2008-08-23 . Joe Biden! . "Barack has chosen Joe Biden....Breaking news: the text message is out and it's official... Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden to be his running mate!" . BarackObama.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827181452/http://www.barackobama.com/index.php . 2008-08-27.
  8. News: Dan . Balz . Dan Balz . Hillary Clinton Opens Presidential Bid . . 2007-01-20.
  9. Web site: 2008 Democratic Delegates . 7 July 2021.
  10. News: Clinton to bow out Friday: U.S. media . . 2008-06-04. June 4, 2008.
  11. News: Dan . Balz . Dan Balz . Edwards Formally Joins 2008 Presidential Race . . 2006-12-26.
  12. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22913001 Edwards expected to drop out of race today
  13. News: Adrian . Brune . Senator Dodd Declares His Intention To Bid for the White House . The New York Sun.
  14. News: Beth . Fouhy . Democrat Dodd joins 2008 presidential race . . Associated Press.
  15. Web site: Kucinich's Acceptance Speech for the 2003 Gandhi Peace Award. 2008-01-24. 2004-11-08. http://web.archive.bibalex.org/web/20041108212901/http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/talk.politics.peace/msg00009.html. dead.
  16. Web site: Kucinich 2008 . Kucinich for President 2008, Inc. . 2007-03-21 . 2006-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061205031509/http://kucinich.us/ . dead .
  17. Web site: Dennis Kucinich Dropping Out Of Presidential Race. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080128172919/http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/15130404/detail.html. 2008-01-28.
  18. Web site: 6abc.com: Bayh Signals White House Run 12/01/06 . 2019-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080923000842/http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fpolitics&id=4815828 . 2008-09-23 . dead .
  19. News: Sasha . Johnson . Bayh bows out of '08 presidential race . CNN.com . 2003-12-16 . 2007-03-21.
  20. Web site: Heartland PAC . 2007-03-21 . Heartland PAC . https://web.archive.org/web/20070403051638/http://heartlandpac.org/ . 2007-04-03 . dead .
  21. Web site: FEC Disclosure Reports: VILSACK, THOMAS J . 2007-03-21 . United States Federal Election Commission . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213201019/http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?P80003262 . 2008-02-13 .
  22. News: Ex-Iowa governor drops 2008 presidential bid . CNN.com . 2007-02-26 . 2007-03-21.
  23. Web site: Thank You Video . 2007-03-21 . Thurman . Kevin . 2007-02-23 . Vilsack for President Blog . Tom Vilsack for President, Inc. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070315234655/http://www.tomvilsack08.com/blog/archives/thank_you_video/ . 2007-03-15 .
  24. Web site: Willie Carter for President.
  25. Web site: Randy Crow - Democrat For President 2008.
  26. Web site: Phil Epstein For President. https://web.archive.org/web/20080111152703/http://philepsteinforpresident.com/. 2008-01-11.
  27. Web site: Michael Forrester for President. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080102194549/http://forrester4president.com/. 2008-01-02.
  28. Web site: Henry Hewes. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605021101/http://www.henryhewes.com/. 2008-06-05.
  29. Web site: D.R. Hunter For U.S. President. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071016232719/http://hunterlovesamerica.com/. 2007-10-16.
  30. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=15574 Project Vote Smart - Keith Russell Judd
  31. Web site: Karl Krueger For President 2008.
  32. Web site: Frank Lynch Democrat for President. 2008-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20080116194154/http://franklynch.org/. 2008-01-16. dead.
  33. Web site: Mercer For President 2008. 2008-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20080102194330/http://www.mercerforpresident2008.com/. 2008-01-02. dead.
  34. Web site: Vote Grover Cleveland Mullins, Democrat for President. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080111124510/http://www.votegroverforpresident.com/. 2008-01-11.
  35. Web site: United States Vice Presidential Candidate 2008. 2008-01-03. https://archive.today/20120910204911/http://www.reed2008.8m.com/. 2012-09-10. dead.
  36. Web site: Washington: Bredesen endorses Obama; Davis, Gordon, Gore stay silent . 2020-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608113707/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jun/05/washington-bredesen-endorses-obama/ . 2008-06-08 . dead .
  37. Web site: WesPAC . 2007-03-20 . WesPAC-Securing America's Future . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323122858/http://securingamerica.com/splashpage/ . 2007-03-23 .
  38. Web site: Draft Wesley Clark for President . 2007-03-20 . DraftWesleyClark.com.
  39. Web site: Alabama . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Aq6HE3QafaQ . 2021-12-21 . live. 2007-03-20 . 2007-01-17 . YouTube.
  40. Web site: New Leadership for America . 2007-03-21 . New Leadership for America .
  41. News: Associated Press . Ex-Senate leader Daschle endorses Hussein Osama . NBC News . 2007-02-21 . 2007-03-21.
  42. Web site: 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidates: Howard Dean . Ron . Gunzburger . 2007-03-21 . Politics1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312181752/http://www.politics1.com/p2008-dems.htm#dean . 2007-03-12 .
  43. News: Doug . Moe . Doug Moe: Universal studio gets 'Sunlight' . . 2005-02-05 . 2007-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014115717/http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/moe/index.php?ntid=26956&ntpid=3 . 2007-10-14 .
  44. Web site: Progressive Patriots Fund . 2007-03-21 . Progressive Patriots Fund . https://web.archive.org/web/20070321093544/http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com/ . 2007-03-21 . dead .
  45. News: Brian . Tumulty . Feingold ends talk of presidential run . . 2006-11-13 . 2007-03-23.
  46. Web site: Domain Name Registration . 2007-03-21 . pair Networks, Inc. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630191749/http://www.russfeingold08.com/ . 2007-06-30 . See also: Web site: Domain Name Registration . 2007-03-21 . pair Networks, Inc. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009022105/http://www.russfeingold08.org/ . 2007-10-09 . See also: Web site: Domain Name Registration . 2007-03-21 . pair Networks, Inc. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070507072659/http://www.russfeingold08.net/ . 2007-05-07 .
  47. News: Craig . Gilbert . Southern strategy for Feingold . . 2005-03-31 . 2007-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070217031413/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=314080. February 17, 2007.
  48. News: Peter . Baker . Feingold Urges Troop Withdrawal By End of '06 . The Washington Post . 2005-08-18 . 2007-03-21 .
  49. News: Associated Press . Feingold closer to decision on presidential run . NBC News . 2006-11-09 . 2007-03-21 .
  50. News: Reid . Magney . Feingold focusing on Senate work, won't rule out VP role . . 2006-11-21 . 2007-03-21 .
  51. News: Craig . Gilbert . Feingold rules out 2008 run for president . . 2006-11-11 . 2007-03-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070320204649/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=529983 . 2007-03-20 .
  52. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/gore-leaves-door-open/ Gore Leaves the Door Open
  53. http://www.newsweek.com/id/77828 Why Isn't Gore Running?
  54. Web site: A New Hampshire Write-In for Gore Can Win.
  55. http://www.draftgorenh.com/ Write-In Campaign for Al Gore in New Hampshire Primary Halted
  56. Web site: California Draft Gore Halts Activities. 2007-12-14. 2011-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605025039/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,222809.shtml. dead.
  57. News: The 'Draft Gore' Movement, Sidelined . The New York Times . Corey . Kilgannon . December 4, 2007 . May 1, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071206143322/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/the-draft-gore-movement-sidelined/index.html . 2007-12-06 . dead .
  58. Web site: algore.org . 2007-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922034523/http://algore.org/ . 2010-09-22 . dead . See also: Web site: draftgore.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100704140825/http://www.draftgore.com/ . 2010-07-04 ., Web site: draftalgore.meetup.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212213125/http://draftalgore.meetup.com/about/ . 2007-12-12 ., Web site: draftgore.org . 2007-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080208132758/http://draftgore2008.org/ . 2008-02-08 . dead . and News: America for Gore . 2007-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011002212/http://www.americaforgore.org/ . 2007-10-11 . dead .
  59. Jonathan Chait of The New Republic cites a Daily Kos straw poll and An Inconvenient Truth. "Gore's popularity soars as Clinton loses her way"
  60. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/2008-Democrats-in-town "2008: Democrats in Town"
  61. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6401865.stm "Washington diary: Al meets Oscar"
  62. News: Simon . Tisdall . Poll of Democrats reveals Gore could still steal the show . 2007-06-29 . The Guardian . 2007-07-17 . London . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070707111257/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/story/0%2C%2C2114538%2C00.html . July 7, 2007 .
  63. http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1299.xml?ReleaseID=1043 "Giuliani Has Same Lead Over Any Dem In New Jersey, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Moving Primary Has Little Impact On Voters"
  64. Web site: Keeping America's Promise . 2007-03-21 . Keeping America's Promise, Inc. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061116051342/http://www.keepingamericaspromise.com/ . 2006-11-16 .
  65. News: Richard . Leiby . Anne Schroeder . Kerry Sets the Stage for a Second Act . The Washington Post . 2005-03-01 . 2007-03-21 .
  66. News: Judy . Woodruff . Judy Woodruff . Sen. John Kerry back in the fight . CNN.com . 2005-03-16 . 2007-03-21 .
  67. News: Hope. Yen. Kerry isn't ruling out 2008 run: Says 'botched joke' won't affect move. November 20, 2006. Associated Press.
  68. News: John . King . John King (journalist) . Ed Henry . Mark Preston . Kerry decides against 2008 presidential run . CNN.com . 2007-01-24 . 2007-03-21 .
  69. 8 for '08 : The White House Project and Parade Announce Eight Female Candidates for 2008 Presidency . The White House Project. February 16, 2006. March 6, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080202063904/http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/newsroom/releases/2006/PressRelease021606.php. February 2, 2008.
  70. News: Paul . Davenport . Napolitano endorses Obama . January 11, 2008 . . October 27, 2008 . January 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116043736/http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/nationworld/73850.php . dead .
  71. News: Galloway . Jim . Former Sen. Sam Nunn Weighs Run for White House . . 19 August 2007 .
  72. News: Sam Nunn lines up behind Barack Obama as best equipped to stop political 'demonizing, dumbing down'. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 18, 2008. February 27, 2017.
  73. News: Ben . James . Freddy & Al: Brief Encounter . The Village Voice . 2005-09-13 . 2007-03-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070509155642/http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/runninscared/archives/001816.php . 2007-05-09 .
  74. News: 2004 PRIMARY RESULTS: Al Sharpton . CNN.com . 2007-03-21.
  75. News: Associated Press . Sharpton considers running for president . NBC News . 2007-01-09 . 2007-03-21 .
  76. News: Rev. Al is bowing out - Nation / World - NY Daily News . Nydailynews.com . April 2, 2007. 2008-09-05 . New York.
  77. News: Statement of Governor Mark Warner . Forward Together Pac . 2006-10-12 . 2006-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061022021631/http://www.forwardtogetherpac.com/contents/show/394. October 22, 2006.
  78. News: Conley . Dan . More on Warner . Political Wire . 2006-12-17 . 2006-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070227094024/http://politicalinsider.com/2006/12/more_on_warner.html. February 27, 2007.

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