2008 United States presidential election

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

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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