The+Nomination+Game

The Nomination Game media type="file" key="Politics 101 - Primaries & Caucuses.FLV" width="360" height="270"  This video discusses some of the important concepts regarding primaries and caucuses.

 **__Steps to Gaining the Nomination__** 

Campaigning for president has becomes extremely taxing emotionally as well as physically. The American campaign process is longer and more demanding than in any other democratic nation on the world. This toll discourages the majority of people from running for president. Much of the campaign process directly relates to the goal of gaining the nomination of the party, to move forward in the election process. 

A party's official endorsement of a candidate for office.  
 * First, What is a nomination? ** 

A candidate must first start campaigning to gain support and show the party that they can win the election with their support. To gain the nomination, the candidate must win majority support at the national convention where delegates chose by primaries or caucuses choose the nominee. 
 * But how is a candidate nominated? ** 

The national party convention meets every four years to select a party’s presidential candidate and write the party platform.  
 * Wait, but what is a national party convention? ** <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

To create a good campaign, a candidate needs the 3 m's: money, media, and momentum. Even unsuccessful campaigns cost millions of dollars in advertisements and rallies. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * Ok, so how does a candidate create a good campaign? ** <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

Party nominations decrease the number of party candidates from as many as five or six to one. Since a candidate needs to win a certain number of states to get majority support, candidates begin to drop out as they lose more states. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * If it takes so much work, what is the point of nominations? ** <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

States vote for delegates using caucuses or primaries, who then go to the national convention to place their vote for the final nominee. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * Well, how does a candidate win a state? ** <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

A caucus selects the state's delegates for the national convention by allowing any member of the party to attend and place their vote for delegates. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> The structure is in the form of a pyramid: begins with small neighborhood caucuses where candidates are chosen to be sent to county caucuses, then candidates are chosen from this to attend state conventions, then delegates are selected for the national convention. <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * What is a caucus? ** <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

A primary also selects the state's delegates for the national convention. The difference is who can vote. In a caucus, only registered party members can vote; however, in a primary, voters go to the poll to vote, in either open or closed primaries. <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * Then, what is a primary? ** <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

The delegates selected have pledged to vote for a particular candidate, and are elected as a result of that pledge. Thus, they can be counted as votes for that candidate. Further, in primaries and caucuses, there is often low voter participation: only strongly affected citizens turn out to vote in primaries and caucuses. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * If primaries and caucuses only select national convention delegates, how do candidates "lose" states? ** <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

No, Democrats have another factor: superdelegates. Superdelegates are not elected by the people and thus do not have to pledge as early (for instance, Iowa's caucuses are in January). These superdelegates allow some peer review in the nomination process: superdelegates usually know the candidates better than the people. Also, primaries are the most common system of choosing delegate today, and caucuses are rare and mostly used by the Republican Party. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> ( <span style="color: black; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Book <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">) <span style="font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * So, candidates are elected by delegates who are elected by state primaries or caucus. Is this the case for both Democrats and Republicans? ** <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">



<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">**__Pros and Cons of the Primary and Caucus System__**
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pros || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cons ||
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Citizens are offered another means to become involved in the political process <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Disproportionate attention goes to the early caucuses and primaries <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Elects more moderate legislators <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Money plays too big a role in caucuses and primaries <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Creates more competition <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Public participation is low and unrepresentative <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Prevents spoiler candidates (candidates with no chance of winning who take votes away from the major candidates) <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Too much power is given to the media <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Open primaries are subject to manipulation by the opposite party <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some debate that open primaries violate freedom of association by allowing outsiders to vote for party candidates. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||

<span style="color: #2fbaff; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif';"><span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Superdelegates are influential to the nomination process mainly for Democrats. Unlike all other delegates, superdelegates are party leaders, and do not have to pledge their votes to a specificate nomination candidate. Any candidate who is close to gaining the nomination should focus on gaining the support of the superdelagates. <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> __**The National Convention Send-off**__ <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Both the Democrat and the Republican parties hold a national convention every four years. The convention only lasts a few days but the parties accomplish much during them. Usually the first day is nothing more than a pep rally with speeches made by dynamic speakers to promote their party and its nominees and to condemn the opposition party. On the next day, the party gets down to business and presents its party platform or a political party’s statement of its goals and policies for the next four year. The platform is drafted prior to the convention by a committee whose members are chosen in proportion to each candidate’s strength. The party platform is the best summery of a party’s beliefs and values. However, not all of the party’s members completely agree with the platform at any time. In the past, contests over the platform were part of the battle between candidates which helped them to secure nomination. However, for the most part, these days, no great argument is made over disagreements in the party platform. Neither party wants to look divided; less it should appear weak, which would be an advantage to the other party. Therefore, those not completely in agreement keep quiet to look unified and strong. The third day of the convention is dedicated to officially nominate the party’s presidential candidate. Speeches are made about each candidate for nomination and then balloting begins and the votes are counted and a candidate is officially nominated by their party. On the final day the vice presidential nominee is chosen. It is customary for all the delegates to simply vote for whomever the presidential candidate asks for. The nominated vice president then makes a speech of acceptance which is followed by an acceptance speech from the presidential nominee, in which he states his campaign strategy. The party leaders then congratulate the nominees who then bid farewell. The national conventions of today are much different than they used to be. Today, there is no question of which candidate will win because it has already been determined by the primary and caucus system. However, conventions used to be bitter battles between candidates who were still fighting to win during the convention. Before television, when the Multi-ballot system was still used, it could take dozens of ballots to determine a winner. Conventions used to be very dramatic and unpredictable events and were heavily broadcasted. However, now that they have become very predictable and routine, less attention by the media is paid to them. National conventions nowadays, serve primarily as pep rallies to prepare for the campaign road. (Book) <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

media type="file" key="Assessing the Presidential Nomination Process.flv" width="360" height="270" <span style="color: #2fbaff; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif';">Assessing the Presidential Nomination Process w/ views from Americans

media type="file" key="Ronald Reagan - 1980 Republican National Convention Speech.flv" width="360" height="270" <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif';"><span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Ronald Reagan's 1980 Republican National Convention Presidential nominee acceptance speech <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

__<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">**Proposals for a National Primary** __<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

A national primary has been proposed over 250 times in Congress and has had support in public opinion polls. Proponents argue that such a system would shorten the ever-lengthening campaign process and prevent votes in one state from having more power than votes in another. Additionally, one national event would generate much more public interest than the current system. However, critics are unsettled by the idea of a candidate being chosen among a field of six or more by only ~25% of the vote. The additional media coverage would also increase the importance of the media and big money.

Regional primaries- a proposal by critics of the caucuses and presidential primaries to replace these electoral methods with a series of primaries held in each geographic region, with each region voting for a week then the next region voting the following week Regional primaries impose a more rational structure and cut down on candidate travel. It would also put to rest the jockeying between states for an advantageous position in the primaries. A bipartisan commission on electoral reform in 2005 endorsed a plan to establish regional primaries. Their plan can be seen at [|www.american.edu/ia/cfer/]. The main problem with regional primaries is the advantage by the region that votes first. For example, if the Western States went first, a candidate from California would have an early edge and would build momentum. To combat this, the proposed plans call for the order of the regions to be determined by lottery. Another proposal instead of presidential primaries is to have states vote in four stages based on their population size, with the less populous states voting first. This idea was considered by the Republican National Committee in 2000. (Book) <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

<span style="color: #2fbaff; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">__Republican Candidates for the 2008 presidential election and the amount of votes each of them gained__ **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

(RCP) __**<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **__<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Campaign status __**<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  ||   || **__<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">States won __**<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || John McCain || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Senator  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Arizona  || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1,575 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">72.5% || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Nominee **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida, New York, California, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Arizona, New Jersey, Delaware, Washington, Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin, Vermont, Rhode Island, Ohio, Texas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Indiana, North Carolina, Nebraska, Hawaii, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, South Dakota, New Mexico Non-states: Washington DC, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, Guam || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">12.8% || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew March 4, 2008  ||   || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">8 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, West Virginia(caucus), Tennessee, Kansas, Louisiana) ||
 * **__<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Candidate __**<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **__<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Current office __**<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || **__<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Home state __**<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || **__<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Estimated delegate count
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lost General Election November 4, 2008 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||   || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">31 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Former Governor  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Arkansas  || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">278 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mike Huckabee

<span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Former Governor  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Massachusetts  || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">271 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">12.5% || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew February 7, 2008  ||   || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">11 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(Michigan, Nevada(caucus), Wyoming, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana (caucus), Utah, Minnesota, Colorado, North Dakota, Alaska) ||
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mitt Romeny

<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Ron Paul || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Representative  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Texas  || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">35 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1.6% || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Suspended June 12, 2008  ||   || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fred Thompson || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Former U.S. Senator  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Tennessee  || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">11 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0.5% || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew January 22, 2008  ||   || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Duncan Hunter ||   || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Representative  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">California  || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew January 19, 2008  ||   || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || Rudy Giuliani ||   || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Former Mayor  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">New York  || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew January 30, 2008  ||   || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The republican party lets the individiual states decide how their delegates are won by the candadates <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(Wikipedia)


 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">__Democratic Candidates for the 2008 presidential election and the amount of votes each of them gained__ **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Most Recent Office (as of the end of the primaries) ** || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Superdelegate Vote Estimate ** || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Total Delegate Vote Estimate ** || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Campaign Status ** ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Candidate ** || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Current or
 * <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Barack Obama ||   || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Senator, Illinois || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">478 **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">66% || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2,306½ **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">54% || **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Nominee **<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Surpassed by estimation the 2,208 delegate votes needed for a majority, June 3, 2008. ||  || Hillary Clinton  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Senator, New York || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">246½ <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">34% || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1,973 <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">46% || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Suspended, June 7, 2008. Endorsed Obama, June 7, 2008. ||  ||   || <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> John Edwards || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Former U.S. Senator, North Carolina || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0 <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4½ <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><1% || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Suspended, January 30, 2008. Endorsed Obama, May 14, 2008. ||  ||   || <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Joe Biden ||   || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Senator, Delaware || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew, January 3, 2008. Endorsed Obama, June 22, 2008. Named [|VP candidate] , August 23, 2008. ||  || <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Chris Dodd ||   || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Senator, Connecticut || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew, January 3, 2008. Endorsed Obama, February 26, 2008. ||  || Mike Gravel  ||   || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Former U.S. Senator, Alaska || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Endorsed [|Jesse Johnson] , March 13, 2008. Joined [|Libertarian Party] , March 25, 2008. ||  || Dennis Kucinich  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Representative, Ohio || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew, January 23, 2008. Endorsed Obama August 26, 2008. ||  ||   || Bill Richardson
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|| <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Governor, New Mexico || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">0  || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrew, January 10, 2008. Endorsed Obama, March 21, 2008. ||  ||   || <span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">(Wikipedia) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">

<span style="color: #2a9263; font-family: 'High Tower Text','serif';">Citations:

“Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008”. //Wikipedia//. Jimmy Wales. Web. 4 Jan. 2009. Edwards, George; Wattenberg, Martin and Lineberry, Robert. //Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy//. New York: Pearson, 2008. Print. “Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008”. //Wikipedia//. Jimmy Wales. Web. 4 Jan. 2009. YouTube.com "Bill's Superdelegates." Cartoon. Available at [].