United States presidential election, 2008

GPTKB entity

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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