2008 presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2008_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:debateLocation gptkb:University_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Belmont_University
Hofstra University
gptkbp:electoralVotesLoser 173
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanPresidentElected gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2012_presidential_election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2008 presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:losses gptkb:John_McCain
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:John_McCain
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:energy
gptkb:public_policy
gptkb:tax_law
economic crisis
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Barack_Obama's_'Yes_We_Can'_campaign
gptkb:Great_Recession
Sarah Palin's nomination as VP candidate
historic voter turnout
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:Bob_Barr
gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
gptkbp:partyOfLoser gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:popularVoteLoser 59,948,323
gptkbp:precededBy 2004 presidential election
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:voterTurnout 61.6%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 365
69,498,516
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2012_presidential_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6