2008 United States presidential primaries

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	presidential primary
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:debatedBy	numerous
gptkbp:endDate	June 3, 2008
gptkbp:firstContest	gptkb:Iowa_caucuses
gptkbp:firstContestDate	January 3, 2008
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2012_United_States_presidential_primaries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2008 United States presidential primaries
gptkbp:lastContestDate	June 3, 2008
gptkbp:lastRace	South Dakota and Montana primaries
gptkbp:mainCandidate	gptkb:Barack_Obama gptkb:Bill_Richardson gptkb:Dennis_Kucinich gptkb:Hillary_Clinton gptkb:Joe_Biden gptkb:John_Edwards gptkb:John_McCain gptkb:Rudy_Giuliani gptkb:Alan_Keyes gptkb:Mike_Huckabee gptkb:Ron_Paul gptkb:Chris_Dodd gptkb:Mitt_Romney gptkb:Mike_Gravel gptkb:Fred_Thompson
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:notableEvent	Barack Obama won Democratic nomination First major party African-American nominee John McCain won Republican nomination Super Tuesday held on February 5, 2008
gptkbp:notableFeature	Record voter turnout Front-loaded primary calendar Highly competitive Democratic race Superdelegates played key role in Democratic nomination
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:2008_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2004_United_States_presidential_primaries
gptkbp:startDate	January 3, 2008
gptkbp:territoriesParticipating	gptkb:American_Samoa gptkb:District_of_Columbia gptkb:Guam gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands gptkb:Puerto_Rico gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries	50
gptkbp:votingSystem	gptkb:politics caucus
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Super_Tuesday,_February_5,_2008
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6