2008 United States presidential campaign

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2008_United_States_presidential_campaign

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	November 4, 2008
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:2008_United_States_presidential_debates
gptkbp:elects	gptkb:2008_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:endDate	2008
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2012_United_States_presidential_campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2008 United States presidential campaign
gptkbp:mainCandidate	gptkb:Barack_Obama gptkb:Hillary_Clinton gptkb:Joe_Biden gptkb:John_Edwards gptkb:John_McCain gptkb:Rudy_Giuliani gptkb:Mike_Huckabee gptkb:Ron_Paul gptkb:Mitt_Romney gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive national and international media coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent	Barack Obama secures Democratic nomination Barack Obama wins Iowa caucus Financial crisis of 2007–2008 impacts campaign First African American major party nominee First female Republican vice presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wins New Hampshire primary John McCain secures Republican nomination Obama delivers 'A More Perfect Union' speech Obama's campaign uses social media extensively Record voter turnout Sarah Palin selected as Republican vice presidential nominee Joe Biden selected as Democratic vice presidential nominee McCain suspends campaign to address financial crisis
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2004_United_States_presidential_campaign
gptkbp:result	Barack Obama elected President Joe Biden elected Vice President John McCain defeated Sarah Palin defeated
gptkbp:slogan	gptkb:Country_First gptkb:Change_We_Can_Believe_In gptkb:Yes_We_Can Reform, Prosperity, Peace
gptkbp:startDate	2007
gptkbp:vicePresident	gptkb:Joe_Biden gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3