2008 U.S. presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2008_U.S._presidential_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 4, 2008
gptkbp:debatedBy presidential debates
gptkbp:debateModerator gptkb:Gwen_Ifill
gptkb:Tom_Brokaw
gptkb:Bob_Schieffer
gptkb:Jim_Lehrer
gptkbp:DemocraticNominee gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:electionCycle gptkb:2008_United_States_elections
gptkbp:electoralCollegeSize 538
gptkbp:GreenPartyNominee gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2008 U.S. presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:IndependentCandidate gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkbp:LibertarianNominee gptkb:Bob_Barr
gptkbp:losingParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:losingVicePresident gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:John_McCain
gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:Bob_Barr
gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
gptkbp:majorThirdPartyCandidates gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:Bob_Barr
gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2012_U.S._presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:energy
climate change
economic crisis
health care
immigration
gptkbp:notableEvent first African American president elected
gptkbp:notableFor first female Republican vice presidential nominee
first major party African American nominee
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2004_U.S._presidential_election
gptkbp:RepublicanNominee gptkb:John_McCain
gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:runnerUp 173
59,948,323
gptkbp:runningMateOf gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:type indirect election
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Dick_Cheney
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:voterTurnout 61.6%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 365
69,498,516
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:winningVicePresident gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2012_U.S._presidential_election
gptkb:David_Common
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7