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The 2008 Presidential Election in Historical Perspective


The 2008 Presidential Election in Historical Perspective

Seldom in recent US political history has a presidential candidate generated more enthusiasm and excitement in the course of a typically long and arduous ...

United States presidential election of 2008 - Britannica

American presidential election held on November 4, 2008, in which, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama ...

Washington Report: 2008—A Historic Election - ACCP

November 4, 2008, brought to a close the longest, costliest, and most eagerly anticipated presidential election in history. The campaign itself was historic ...

2008 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of ...

“Election 2008: How 'Historic' Was It?” and Other Late Sessions – AHA

As we make final preparations for the annual meeting, I want to highlight three sessions that attendees might have missed.

Introduction | Polity: Vol 41, No 3

The presidential election of 2008 was of historic importance. This could be seen on a number of different levels. First, an African-American, Barack Obama ...

The American Presidential Election of 2008 - Taylor & Francis Online

... presidential candidate), partisanship determined general election vote choice to an extent seldom seen over the past five decades. •. Despite ...

How Historic Is the 2008 Election? Introductory Remarks – AHA

As you all know, President-elect Obama has been compared to Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt. Commentators are trying ...

The 2008 Election: Campaign Themes, Strategies, and Developments

Thus, Obama believed that voters were not only unhappy with the Bush administration but that they were also unhappy with the nature of politics in Washington.

Why Was the Election of 2008 Important?

Learn about the events surrounding the historical election of 2008: how Barack Obama became the Democratic presidential contender against ...

Election 2008 - Research and data from Pew Research Center

The Census Bureau today released a report summarizing levels of voting and voter registration in the November 2008 presidential ...

Meaning of the 2008 Election - CDN

An unpredictable nomination process and differing political environments for the Republican and Democratic parties led to the nominations of John McCain and ...

Voter Affect and the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Hope and Race ...

Nevertheless, self- reported emotional responses to Barack Obama and John McCain, specifically hope, pride, and fear, predicted reported vote choice above and ...

The 2008 Election: Campaign Issues and Candidate Positions

Obama and McCain disagreed on a wide range of issues. The issues that received substantial attention during the campaign included the following:.

The Exceptional Election of 2008: Performance, Values, and Crisis

With an unpopular. Republican president, an unpopular war, and a slumping economy, 2008 looked to be a good year for the Democrats. On the other hand, open seat ...

The Presidency, The Vote, and The Formation of New Coalitions

The 2008 presidential election can be said to suffer from an audacity of analysis, a rush to place the Barack Obama presidency in historical perspective ...

The 2008 presidential election and the new American electorate

The growth of the nonwhite electorate along with the increasing liberalism and Democratic identification of younger voters suggest that a successful Obama ...

Unconscious Bias and the 2008 Presidential Election

It marks the first time a. Black person (Barack Obama) and a woman (Hillary Clinton) have a real chance at winning the. Presidency. Their ...

Change: An Analysis of Vote Choice in the 2008 Presidential Election

1 Voter turnout was equally as remarkable, with more than 131 million. Americans casting ballots in 2008, encompassing 63% of all eligible voters (Denton 2009;.

The 2008 Election Explained - YouTube

A video lecture taking you through the 2008 primaries and election between Barack Obama and John McCain. Check out the playlist of election ...