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<br>{{Infobox election|election_name=2008 United States presidential election|country=United States|flag_year=1960|type=presidential|opinion_polls=|previous_election=2004 United States presidential election|previous_year=2004|election_date=November 4, 2008|next_election=2012 United States presidential election|next_year=2012|votes_for_election=550 members of the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]]|needed_votes=Plurality of electoral votes|turnout=63.6% {{increase}} 1.5 pp|image_size=x150px|image1=Hillary Rodham Clinton-cropped.jpg|nominee1='''[[Hillary Rodham]]'''|party1=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|home_state1=Oregon|running_mate1='''[[Michael Bloomberg]]'''|electoral_vote1='''248'''|popular_vote1='''59,857,905'''|percentage1='''44.9%'''|image2=Elizabeth Dole official photo.jpg|nominee2=[[Elizabeth Dole]]|party2=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|home_state2=North Carolina|running_mate2=[[Oswaldo Paya]]|electoral_vote2=220|popular_vote2=52,525,645|percentage2=39.4%|image3=Russ Feingold Official Portrait 3.jpg|nominee3=[[Russ Feingold]]|party3=[[Progressive Party (United States)|Progressive]]|home_state3=Wisconsin|running_mate3=[[Barbara Lee]]|electoral_vote3=82|states_carried3=|popular_vote3=19,597,131|percentage3=14.7%|color3=|map_size=350px|map=|map_caption=|title=President|before_election=[[John McCain]]|before_party=Republican Party (United States)|after_election=[[Hillary Rodham]]|after_party=Democratic Party (United States)|ongoing=}} |
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|colspan=6|'''2008 United States presidential election''' |
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|colspan=6|< [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]] [[File: Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg |border|35x35px]] [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] > |
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|rowspan=3| <small>'''Nominee'''</small> |
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|[[File: Hillary Rodham.jpeg |175x175px]] |
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|[[File: John McCain 2009 Official.jpg |175x175px]] |
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|[[File: Russ Feingold Prog.jpeg |175x175px]] |
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|'''[[Hillary Rodham]]''' |
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|John McCain |
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|Russ Feingold |
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|rowspan=1|'''Party''' |
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|'''Republican''' |
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|America First |
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|Progressive |
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|rowspan=1|'''State''' |
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|New York |
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|Arizona |
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|Wisconsin |
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|rowspan=1|<small>'''Run. Mate'''</small> |
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|Michael Bloomberg |
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|John McCain |
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|Ed Markey |
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|rowspan=1|'''Votes''' |
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|'''45,439,005''' |
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|43,114,992 |
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|21,813,751 |
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The '''2008 United States presidential election''' was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Republican ticket of Hillary Rodham, a U.S. senator from New York, and Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, defeated the America First ticket of John McCain, the incumbent president, and Colin Powell, the incumbent Vice President as well as the Progressive ticket of Russ Feingold, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin and Ed Markey, a U.S. representative for Massachusetts 7th congressional district. Rodham became the first female to be elected to the presidency. |
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President John McCain’s campaign was heavily dented after an unexpectedly strong primary challenge from AFP senator Bill Quimby. |
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The early campaign focused heavily on President McCain’s involvement in the Liberian War, with Rodham and Feingold being opposed to the war and McCain, who having started it, declared it a triumph. |
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===Republican Candidates=== |
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> |
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Hillary Rodham.jpeg|Senator '''[[Hillary Rodham]]''' of [[New York]] |
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(Bloomberg).jpeg |Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York <small>(withdrew; endorsed Rodham)</small> |
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George Terwilliger.jpeg |Attorney George Terwilliger III of Vermont <small>(withdrew; endorsed Bloomberg)</small> |
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</gallery> |
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===America First Candidates=== |
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John McCain 2009 Official.jpg |[[President of the United States|President]] '''[[John McCain]]''' of [[Arizona]] |
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Bill Quimby.jpg|Senator [[Bill Quimby]] of [[Arizona]] <small>(withdrew)</small> |
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</gallery> |
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===Progressive Candidates=== |
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Russ_Feingold_Official_Portrait_3.jpg |Senator '''Russ Feingold''' of Wisconsin |
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Joe_Lieberman_official_portrait_2_(cropped_2).jpg |Senator Joe Lieberman of [[Connecticut]] <small>(eliminated; endorsed Feingold)</small> |
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Sen._Carol_Moseley_Braun.jpg |Senator Carol M. Braun of Illinois <small>(eliminated)</small> |
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