2008 United States presidential election

GPTKB entity

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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:DemocraticNationalConvention gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkbp:DemocraticNominee gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanPresidentElected true
gptkbp:firstElectionWithAfricanAmericanMajorPartyNominee true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2008 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:losingParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:losingVicePresident gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Chuck_Baldwin
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:John_McCain
gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:Bob_Barr
gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2012_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEndorsementsForMcCain gptkb:Arnold_Schwarzenegger
gptkb:Joe_Lieberman
gptkbp:notableEndorsementsForObama gptkb:Colin_Powell
gptkb:Oprah_Winfrey
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Barack_Obama's_'Yes_We_Can'_campaign
gptkb:financial_crisis_of_2007–2008
Sarah Palin's vice presidential nomination
record voter turnout
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Chuck_Baldwin
gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:Bob_Barr
gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:energy
gptkb:public_policy
gptkb:Great_Recession
economic crisis
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByRunnerUp 22
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByWinner 28
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2004_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:RepublicanNationalConvention gptkb:St._Paul,_Minnesota
gptkbp:RepublicanNominee gptkb:John_McCain
gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:runnerUp 173
59,948,323
gptkbp:runningMateOf gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Dick_Cheney
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:voterTurnout 61.6%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 538
365
69,498,516
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:winningVicePresident gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2008_United_States_presidential_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4