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United States Presidential Election, 2008
Contents
Differences between 2008 and other elections
Young voters
Fewer Uncommitted
Election Day
Opinion polling
McCain vs. Obama
General Strategy
Republican Strategy
Democratic Strategy
Fundraising
Conventions
Democratic National Convention
Republican National Convention
Leftist violence
Vice Presidential Candidates
Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate
Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate
Debates
Presidential Debates
Vice Presidential Debate
Third parties and Independents
Primaries
See also
Further reading
References

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The 2008 United States Presidential Election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, with Barack Obama being voted in as the next President of the United States. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic Party nominee, with Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his Vice Presidential running mate defeated Senator John McCain of Arizona, the Republican candidate, and his Vice Presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin . Contents
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1 Differences between 2008 and other elections
1.1 Young voters
2 Fewer Uncommitted
3 Election Day
4 Opinion polling
5 McCain vs. Obama
6 General Strategy
6.1 Republican Strategy
6.2 Democratic Strategy
7 Fundraising
8 Conventions
8.1 Democratic National Convention
8.2 Republican National Convention
8.2.1 Leftist violence
9 Vice Presidential Candidates
9.1 Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate
9.2 Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate
10 Debates
10.1 Presidential Debates
10.2 Vice Presidential Debate
11 Third parties and Independents
12 Primaries
13 See also
14 Further reading
15 References
Differences between 2008 and other elections
In 2008, CNN - YouTube held the first debate in which the questions asked of the nominees in each party came primarily from YouTube viewer submitted videos. The debates received high ratings, however, CNN was criticized for not picking questions that were 'tough' or pertinent enough. One such example was during the Democratic Debate, when CNN chose to ask a question from a snow man, talking about global warming. During the Republican debate, some claimed that many of the questions were from Democratic supporters just meant to embarrass the Republican candidates. For example, a question over whether or not homosexuals should serve in the U.S. military was asked by retired general and gay activist Keith Kerr, an adviser to Hillary Clinton 's campaign. The internet has also played a major role in the election, with then-Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and Democratic candidate Barack Obama being very active on the internet. Young voters
In 2004, 64% of voters aged 18–29 were registered to vote.