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Presidential Nominees

Democratic Barack Obama

Read Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union”

Republican John McCain

Vice Presidential Nominees

Joe Biden

Sarah Palin

Issues: Where the Candidates Stand on the Major Issues

Barack Obama on the Issues

John McCain on the Issues

Elections Ballot Types and History Closest Presidential Races Electoral College v. The People Election Day History Who Can Vote and Be Elected How the President Gets Elected More about U.S. Elections The Presidential Election Process (for teachers) Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom (for teachers) A Teacherâs Guide for Vote!

Voting Who Can Vote Where and When to Vote Voter Registration Deadlines and Poll Hours Absentee Ballots How to Register to Vote Election Ballots: Types and History Residency Requirements for Voting National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2008

Presidential Factfile Presidential Gallery Presidents’ Occupations Wives and Children of the Presidents Presidential Succession Memorable Quotes from U.S. Presidential Debates Milestones in Presidential Debates Presidential Scandals  

Presidential Fun Stuff First Kids Slideshow New! First Pets Slideshow New! U.S. Presidents Hangman New! The Presidency on Film Presidents, from Ask the Editors First Ladies Quiz Presidents’ Day Quiz Presidents’ Day Quiz For experts!

Party Politics History of Presidential Conventions Republican Party Democratic Party Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant 2008 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers Third Party Timeline    

Inaugural Speeches George Washington Abraham Lincoln Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy More Inaugural Speeches

Governors of the 50 States Governors of the 50 States Facts about Governors State Maps, Trivia, and more  

The U.S. Congress Composition of Congress The Senate The House of Representatives Facts about Senators The U.S. CongressBiographies of every current and former member of Congress

Delegate Count

DemocratsBarack Obama: 2,154Hillary Clinton: 1,919Total needed: 2,118.Obama secured the nomination on June 3, 2008. Source: Associated Press. Includes projected superdelegate votes.

RepublicansJohn McCain: 1,504Total needed: 1,191McCain secured the nomination on March 4, 2008.

Superdelegates In some presidential elections, superdelegates can play a major role.

Caucuses & Primaries Caucus and Primary Results: McCain, Obama Are Presumptives Nominees

  Caucus and Primary Schedule, by state

Former Candidates

Republicans Sam Brownback Thomas Tancredo Duncan Hunter Fred Thompson Rudolph Giuliani Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Ron Paul

Democrats Joseph Biden Christopher Dodd Bill Richardson Dennis Kucinich John Edwards Hillary Clinton

 

Issues: Where the Candidates Stand on the Major Issues

Democratic

Barack Obama

Read Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union”

Read Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union”

Republican

John McCain

Joe Biden

Sarah Palin

  • Barack Obama on the Issues

  • John McCain on the Issues

Elections Ballot Types and History Closest Presidential Races Electoral College v. The People Election Day History Who Can Vote and Be Elected How the President Gets Elected More about U.S. Elections The Presidential Election Process (for teachers) Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom (for teachers) A Teacherâs Guide for Vote!

Voting Who Can Vote Where and When to Vote Voter Registration Deadlines and Poll Hours Absentee Ballots How to Register to Vote Election Ballots: Types and History Residency Requirements for Voting National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2008

Elections

  • Ballot Types and History
  • Closest Presidential Races
  • Electoral College v. The People
  • Election Day History
  • Who Can Vote and Be Elected
  • How the President Gets Elected
  • More about U.S. Elections
  • The Presidential Election Process
  • (for teachers)
  • Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom
  • (for teachers)
  • A Teacherâs Guide for Vote!

Voting

  • Who Can Vote
  • Where and When to Vote
  • Voter Registration Deadlines and Poll Hours
  • Absentee Ballots
  • How to Register to Vote
  • Election Ballots: Types and History
  • Residency Requirements for Voting
  • National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections
  • Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2008

Presidential Factfile Presidential Gallery Presidents’ Occupations Wives and Children of the Presidents Presidential Succession Memorable Quotes from U.S. Presidential Debates Milestones in Presidential Debates Presidential Scandals  

Presidential Fun Stuff First Kids Slideshow New! First Pets Slideshow New! U.S. Presidents Hangman New! The Presidency on Film Presidents, from Ask the Editors First Ladies Quiz Presidents’ Day Quiz Presidents’ Day Quiz For experts!

Presidential Factfile

  • Presidential Gallery
  • Presidents’ Occupations
  • Wives and Children of the Presidents
  • Presidential Succession
  • Memorable Quotes from U.S. Presidential Debates
  • Milestones in Presidential Debates
  • Presidential Scandals

Presidential Fun Stuff

  • First Kids Slideshow New!
  • First Pets Slideshow New!
  • U.S. Presidents Hangman New!
  • The Presidency on Film
  • Presidents, from Ask the Editors
  • First Ladies Quiz
  • Presidents’ Day Quiz
  • Presidents’ Day Quiz For experts!

Party Politics History of Presidential Conventions Republican Party Democratic Party Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant 2008 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers Third Party Timeline    

Inaugural Speeches George Washington Abraham Lincoln Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy More Inaugural Speeches

Party Politics

  • History of Presidential Conventions
  • Republican Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant
  • 2008 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers
  • Third Party Timeline

Inaugural Speeches

  • George Washington
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • John F. Kennedy
  • More Inaugural Speeches

Governors of the 50 States Governors of the 50 States Facts about Governors State Maps, Trivia, and more  

The U.S. Congress Composition of Congress The Senate The House of Representatives Facts about Senators The U.S. CongressBiographies of every current and former member of Congress

Governors of the 50 States

  • Governors of the 50 States
  • Facts about Governors
  • State Maps, Trivia, and more

The U.S. Congress

  • Composition of Congress
  • The Senate
  • The House of Representatives
  • Facts about Senators
  • The U.S. CongressBiographies of every current and former member of Congress

Delegate Count

Source: Associated Press. Includes projected superdelegate votes.

RepublicansJohn McCain: 1,504Total needed: 1,191McCain secured the nomination on March 4, 2008.

Caucuses & Primaries

  • Caucus and Primary Results: McCain, Obama Are Presumptives Nominees

 

  • Caucus and Primary Schedule, by state

Former Candidates

  • Republicans

  • Sam Brownback

  • Thomas Tancredo

  • Duncan Hunter

  • Fred Thompson

  • Rudolph Giuliani

  • Mitt Romney

  • Mike Huckabee

  • Ron Paul

  • Democrats

  • Joseph Biden

  • Christopher Dodd

  • Bill Richardson

  • Dennis Kucinich

  • John Edwards

  • Hillary Clinton

 

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