 US ELECTIONS  2008 PRIMARIES & CONVENTIONS.  US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Iowa Caucus New Hampshire.

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 US ELECTIONS  2008 PRIMARIES & CONVENTIONS

 US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Iowa Caucus New Hampshire Primary

 US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Other January primaries & caucuses DemocratsIowa caucus & New Hampshire primary Total of Delegates by Feb 2 nd Clinton23133 Obama34136 Edwards needed for nomination Republicans(also Wyoming caucus) McCain793 Romney1577 Huckabee3140 Giuliani needed for nomination

 US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Super Tuesday DemocratsSuper Tuesday Total by Feb 6th Clinton Obama needed for nomination Republicans McCain Romney Huckabee needed for nomination

 US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Other February DemocratsTotal by Feb 25th Clinton1264 Obama needed for nomination Republicans McCain976 Huckabee needed for nomination

 US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan March DemocratsStates wonTotal by March 5 th Clinton Obama needed for nomination Republicans McCain Huckabee needed for nomination Clinched nomination March 4th

 US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan April DemocratsStates won Total by April 24 th Clinton (+ 258 super-delegates) = 1678 Obama (+233 super-delegates) = needed for nomination

 US ELECTIONS  - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan May - July Conceded nomination 7 th JuneClaimed victory – 4 th June DemocratsStates won Total by June 4 th Clinton super-delegates = 1919 Obama super-delegates = needed for nomination

 US ELECTIONS  - Conventions 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Democratic Convention Republican Convention

 US ELECTIONS  - Conventions BBC video coverage – Democratic Convention BBC video coverage – Republican Convention

 US ELECTIONS  - Conventions Republican Convention ABC RNC Day 1 highlights - chris-christie-republican-national-convention-highlights chris-christie-republican-national-convention-highlights WSJ Day 2 (long but starts with Ryan) ABC RNC Day Democratic Convention ABC Dem Convention summary from youtube Notes on Conventions – p62-69 – Where/when? + 3 formal and 3 informal functions – 1½ - 2 sides, spiderdiagram?