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US ELECTIONS 2008 PRIMARIES & CONVENTIONS
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US ELECTIONS - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Iowa Caucus New Hampshire Primary
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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 Edwards1025 2118 needed for nomination Republicans(also Wyoming caucus) McCain793 Romney1577 Huckabee3140 Giuliani0 1191 needed for nomination
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US ELECTIONS - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Super Tuesday DemocratsSuper Tuesday Total by Feb 6th Clinton830963 Obama830984 2118 needed for nomination Republicans McCain628721 Romney216293 Huckabee167207 1191 needed for nomination
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US ELECTIONS - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Other February DemocratsTotal by Feb 25th Clinton1264 Obama1353 2118 needed for nomination Republicans McCain976 Huckabee254 1191 needed for nomination
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US ELECTIONS - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan March DemocratsStates wonTotal by March 5 th Clinton171317 Obama241456 2118 needed for nomination Republicans McCain201253 Huckabee8271 1191 needed for nomination Clinched nomination March 4th
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US ELECTIONS - Primaries 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan April DemocratsStates won Total by April 24 th Clinton181420 (+ 258 super-delegates) = 1678 Obama241556 (+233 super-delegates) = 1789 2118 needed for nomination
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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 Clinton21 1640 + 279 super-delegates = 1919 Obama291765 + 416 super-delegates = 2181 2118 needed for nomination
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US ELECTIONS - Conventions 20 th Jan NovSeptJanMayJulyMarchSeptNovMayJulyMarchJan Democratic Convention Republican Convention
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US ELECTIONS - Conventions http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/20/explainer.conventions/index.html BBC video coverage – Democratic Convention 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7581517.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7583622.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7585410.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7587335.stm BBC video coverage – Republican Convention 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7595204.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7597322.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7599472.stm
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US ELECTIONS - Conventions http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/20/explainer.conventions/index.html 2012 Republican Convention ABC RNC Day 1 highlights - http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/ann-romney- chris-christie-republican-national-convention-highlights-17101752 -http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/ann-romney- chris-christie-republican-national-convention-highlights-17101752 WSJ Day 2 (long but starts with Ryan) - http://blogs.wsj.com/wsjam/2012/08/30/rnc-day-2/tab/video/ http://blogs.wsj.com/wsjam/2012/08/30/rnc-day-2/tab/video/ ABC RNC Day 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueDQIpcNEUAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueDQIpcNEUA 2012 Democratic Convention ABC Dem Convention summary from youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjuUIuob1AY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjuUIuob1AY Notes on Conventions – p62-69 – Where/when? + 3 formal and 3 informal functions – 1½ - 2 sides, spiderdiagram?
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