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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 abstract "The 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were the process by which the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won and became the party's nominee. However, due to a close race between Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the contest remained competitive for longer than expected, and neither candidate received enough delegates from state primary races and caucuses to achieve a majority without so-called superdelegate votes.The presidential primaries actually consisted of both primary elections and caucuses, depending upon what the individual state chose. The goal of the process was to elect the majority of the 4,233 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, which was held from Monday, August 25, through Thursday, August 28, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. To secure the nomination, a candidate needed to receive at least 2,117 votes at the convention—or a simple majority of the 4,233 delegate votes. This total included half-votes from American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and Democrats Abroad, as well as "superdelegates", party leaders and elected officials who were not chosen through a primary or caucus. The race was further complicated by a controversy over the scheduling of the Michigan and Florida state primaries, which had been scheduled earlier than party rules permitted, affecting the number of delegates that those states sent to the national convention.Although Obama led Clinton in delegates won through state contests, Clinton claimed that she had the popular vote lead as she had more actual votes from the state contests. However, this calculation could not include many states that had held caucuses, which Obama had dominated, and it did include Michigan and Florida, which neither Clinton nor Obama contested due to the Democratic National Committee's penalization of those states for violating party rules.Obama received enough superdelegate endorsements on June 3 to claim that he had secured the simple majority of delegates necessary to win the nomination, and Clinton conceded the nomination four days later. Obama was nominated on the first ballot, at the August convention. He went on to win the general election, and became the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009. Clinton went on to serve as Obama's Secretary of State for his first term.".
- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 startDate "2008-06-03".
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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 afterElection Barack_Obama.
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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 header "Barack Obama on the night he clinched the Democratic nomination.".
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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 homeState Illinois.
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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 mapCaption "Democratic Primary Results . Purple denotes an Obama win and gold a Clinton win.".
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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 nextElection "Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012".
- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 nextYear "2012".
- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 nominee Hillary_Rodham_Clinton.
- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 nominee "Barack Obama".
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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 posttitle "Democratic presidential candidate-elect".
- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 previousElection "Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004".
- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 previousYear "2004".
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- Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008 comment "The 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were the process by which the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won and became the party's nominee.".
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