United States presidential election, 2008

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election,_2008

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:campaignSloganRunnerUp	gptkb:Country_First
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	November 4, 2008
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:United_States_presidential_debates,_2008
gptkbp:DemocraticNationalConvention	gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkbp:electoralVotesNeededToWin	270
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanPresidentElected	gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:firstElectionWithMajorPartyFemaleVicePresidentialCandidate	gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:firstPresidentialElectionWithoutIncumbentSince	1952
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States presidential election, 2008
gptkbp:incumbent	gptkb:George_W._Bush gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:mainCandidate	gptkb:Chuck_Baldwin gptkb:Barack_Obama gptkb:John_McCain gptkb:Ralph_Nader gptkb:Bob_Barr gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
gptkbp:mapType	2008 Electoral College map
gptkbp:nextEdition	gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_2012
gptkbp:notableWinner	gptkb:Chuck_Baldwin gptkb:Ralph_Nader gptkb:Bob_Barr gptkb:Cynthia_McKinney
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:energy gptkb:Great_Recession economic crisis health care
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByRunnerUp	22
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByWinner	28 + DC
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection	gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_2004
gptkbp:RepublicanNationalConvention	gptkb:St._Paul,_Minnesota
gptkbp:runnerUp	gptkb:John_McCain gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States) 173 59,948,323
gptkbp:slogan	gptkb:Yes_We_Can
gptkbp:vicePresident	gptkb:Joe_Biden gptkb:Sarah_Palin
gptkbp:voterTurnout	61.6%
gptkbp:votesForWinner	538 365 69,498,516
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Barack_Obama gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_McCain_presidential_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5