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The election campaign type contains information about a politician's campaign for a government office or position in a specific election. If the election includes a primary, candidates may have two separate campaigns -- one for the primary and one... more

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Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, 2008 Topic Hillary Rodham Clinton Democratic Party
New York junior Senator and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton had expressed interest in the 2008 United States presidential election since at least October 2002, drawing media speculation on whether she would become a candidate. No woman has ever won the nomination of a major party in the history of U.S. presidential elections. On January 20, 2007, she announced that she was forming an exploratory committee and filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to seek the nomination...
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Bill Richardson presidential campaign, 2008 BillRichardson08 Topic Bill Richardson Democratic Party
On January 21, 2007, Bill Richardson announced his candidacy President of the United States on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, by virtue of forming a presidential exploratory committee.Richardson, who is of Hispanic descent, joined a diverse field for the Democratic nomination, which already included an African American in Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and a female in Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York. He withdrew from the race on January 10, 2008 after only placing...
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Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008 JoeBiden08 Topic Joe Biden Democratic Party
The Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008 began when Senator Biden announced his candidacy for President of the United States on the January 7, 2007 edition of Meet the Press. He officially became a candidate on January 31, 2007 when he filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission. Biden had previously run for president in 1988, but failed to get the nomination of the Democratic Party. If elected Biden would have been the first sitting Senator and Roman Catholic to be president since John...
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Chris Dodd presidential campaign, 2008 ChrisDodd08 Topic Christopher Dodd Democratic Party
The 2008 presidential campaign of Chris Dodd was launched on January 11 2007 and ended on January 3 2008 after a sixth place finish in the Iowa caucuses. Dodd, the Senior Senator from Connecticut, sought the nomination of the Democratic Party for President of the United States. Centering his campaign in the strategically important states of Iowa and New Hampshire, he tried to bring forth a platform of change. Dodd's performance in the opinion polls varied, but in the financial sphere, he had...
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Mike Gravel presidential campaign, 2008   Topic Mike Gravel Democratic Party
Mike Gravel, a former United States Senator from Alaska, on April 17, 2006, declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2008 election, in a speech to the National Press Club. His campaign gained an internet following and national attention due to outspoken debate appearances during 2007, but consistently showed little support in national polls. In the 2008 Democratic caucuses and primaries, he did not win any delegates. Out of the eight...
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Dennis Kucinich presidential campaign, 2008 Dennis Kucinich Topic Dennis Kucinich Democratic Party
Dennis Kucinich announced on December 12, 2006 that he would seek the nomination for the Democratic Party to run for President of the United States. Although a Democratic candidate, he was not included in the New Hampshire debates on January 4, 2008 nor the South Carolina debates on January 21, 2008 because of his poor showings in the Iowa caucuses and the polls. On Thursday, January 24th, 2008, Kucinich dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination after failing to draw more than 2% of the...
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John Edwards presidential campaign, 2008 John Edwards logo Topic John Edwards Democratic Party
John Edwards is the former United States Senator from North Carolina and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004. On December 28 2006, he announced his entry into the 2008 Presidential election in the city of New Orleans near sites devastated by Hurricane Katrina. On January 30, 2008, Edwards returned to New Orleans to announce that he was suspending his campaign for the Presidency. On May 14, 2008, he endorsed Barack Obama at a campaign event in Grand Rapids (MI). On December 28...
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Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008   Topic Barack Obama Democratic Party
Barack Obama, the junior United States Senator from Illinois, announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States in Springfield, Illinois, on February 10, 2007. He is seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party for the 2008 presidential election. Obama announced his candidacy at the Old State Capitol building where Abraham Lincoln delivered his "House Divided" speech in 1858. Obama's initial victory in the Iowa caucus brought him to national prominence out of the crowded field...
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Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2008 MittRomney08 Topic Mitt Romney Republican Party
Mitt Romney was a Republican Party primary candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election. On January 3 2007, two days before he stepped down as governor of Massachusetts, Romney filed to form a presidential exploratory committee with the Federal Election Commission. Subsequently, on February 13, 2007, he formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president in 2008. On February 7, 2008, two days after his rival John McCain posted strong gains in the Super...
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Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2008 MikeHuckabee08 Topic Mike Huckabee Republican Party
Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas, announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for the 2008 presidential election in the United States on January 28 2007. Huckabee ended his bid for the Republican Nomination, after losing the Texas Republican primary on March 4, 2008. Huckabee's campaign began with a first quarter fundraising total lower than many of the front-running Republican candidates, raising $544,880. Huckabee said that he found it difficult to move forward in a...
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John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 JohnMcCain08 Topic John McCain Republican Party
John McCain, the senior American United States Senator from Arizona, staged his second candidacy for the presidency of the United States for the 2008 presidential election. His candidacy was in the works for a number of years, was informally announced on February 28, 2007 and was then formally announced on April 25, 2007. He emphasized that "America should never undertake a war unless we are prepared to do everything necessary to succeed." Should McCain win in 2008, he would be the oldest...
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Fred Thompson presidential campaign, 2008 FredThompson08 Topic Fred Dalton Thompson Republican Party
Fred Thompson was a Republican Party primary candidate to represent his party in the 2008 United States presidential election. Thompson has worked as a lawyer, lobbyist, and character actor, and he represented Tennessee as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1994 through 2003. On March 11 2007, Thompson appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the possibility of a 2008 candidacy for president. The announcement spurred several grassroots draft movements, including a well-organized draft campaign...
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Ron Paul presidential campaign, 2008 RonPaul08 Topic Ron Paul Republican Party
Ron Paul is a tenth-term Congressman, a physician, and a 2008 presidential candidate from Texas, seeking the nomination of the Republican Party. Initial opinion polls during the first three quarters of 2007 showed Ron Paul consistently receiving support from 3% or less of those polled. In the last quarter of 2007, Paul's support among likely Republican primary voters averaged around 7%. In 2008, Paul's support among Republican voters remained in the single digits, statistically tied with Alan...
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Duncan Hunter presidential campaign, 2008 Duncan Hunter Topic Duncan Hunter Republican Party
Fourteen-term Congressman and Vietnam War veteran Duncan Hunter of California announced his intentions to run for the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States. Hunter focused his campaign on the issues of border security, trade, and the war on terrorism. If he had been elected, Hunter would have been the first sitting member of the House of Representatives to be elected president since James A. Garfield in 1880. Hunter had expressed that he was in the campaign to win and...
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Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign, 2008 Rudy08 Topic Rudy Giuliani Republican Party
Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 presidential campaign began in October 2005 when the “Draft Rudy Giuliani for President, Inc” organization was formed. The committee filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) on November 22, 2006. On February 5, 2007, Giuliani officially entered the 2008 U.S. presidential election by filing a "statement of candidacy" with the FEC. As the 2008 Republican presidential nomination field first formed, Senator John McCain was viewed as the front-runner. However,...
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George Phillies presidential campaign, 2008   Topic George Phillies Libertarian Party
George Phillies, Ph. D., Libertarian Party activist and professor at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, on April 15, 2006, became a declared candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination. Phillies' campaign is based around several concepts; that he is the "serious man for serious times," that he will campaign on issues that everyday Americans care about (such as opposition to the Iraq War, protection of civil liberties, and eliminating the national debt), and that he will be a...
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Maden for Assembly 2002   Election campaign Chris Maden Libertarian Party  
Maden for Assembly 2004   Election campaign Chris Maden Libertarian Party  
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Neira for Assembly 2002   Election campaign Gail Neira Republican Party  
Leno for Assembly 2002   Election campaign Mark Leno Democratic Party  
Epstein for Assembly 2004   Election campaign Howard Epstein Republican Party  
Yee for Assembly 2004   Election campaign Leland Yee Democratic Party  
Al Gore presidential campaign, 2000 Gore Logo Topic Al Gore  
Al Gore's presidential campaign, 2000 details Mr. Gore's effort to win the presidency. In the 2000 election, Gore won the national popular vote, but lost the electoral college vote, after a bitter legal battle over disputed vote counts in the state of Florida. George W. Bush won the election on the electoral college vote of 271 to 266 (267 including faithless DC elector). The election was one of the most controversial in American history. Gore's daughter, Karenna Gore Schiff, worked on her...
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George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000   Topic George W. Bush  
This article is about the 2000 presidential campaign of George W. Bush, winner of the 2000 presidential election and re-elected in the 2004 election. See George W. Bush for a detailed biography and information about his current presidency, and George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004 for a description of his second presidential campaign. Bush's original platform, before the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks and the War on Terrorism (though domestic policy has not changed significantly): ...
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George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004 Frame grab from the 2004 presidential debate illustrating a mysterious bulge beneath George W. Bush's suit coat Topic George W. Bush  
This article is about the presidential campaign of George W. Bush, the incumbent President of the United States and winner of the 2004 Presidential Election. See George W. Bush for a detailed biography and information about his current presidency, and George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000 for a description of his first presidential campaign. See United States presidential election, 2004 for general information on the 2004 election. George W. Bush's opponent was U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry (D...
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John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004 John Kerry 2004 original campaign logo Topic John Kerry  
This article is about the Presidential Campaign of John Kerry, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and the nominee of the Democratic Party who challenged Republican incumbent President George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election on November 2, 2004. Ultimately, Kerry conceded defeat in the race in a telephone call to Bush at around 11 a.m. EST (16:00 UTC) on the morning of November 3. For information on the Senator's biography and background see John Kerry. See also: George W. Bush...
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Ralph Nader presidential campaign, 2004 Ralph Nader Topic Ralph Nader  
Ralph Nader ran for the office of U.S. Presidency in the 2004 election, as he also had in several previous elections. In 1996 and 2000, Nader was the candidate of the Green Party; in the 2004 election, however, he ran as an independent candidate. He received 463,653 votes, for 0.4% of the total vote. Nader won the 2004 endorsement of the Reform Party USA, and thus appeared on the ballot as the Reform Party candidate in several states. In some states, Nader was on the ballot as an independent...
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Falcon for MLA Surrey Cloverdale   Election campaign Kevin Falcon    
Alan Keyes presidential campaign, 2008 Keyes 08 Topic Alan Keyes Republican Party
Alan Keyes announced his U.S. Presidential candidacy, running as a Republican Party candidate, on September 14, 2007 in an interview with radio show personality Janet Parshall. Keyes later tried to become the candidate of the Constitution Party in the same year. This is Keyes' third effort; he ran in the two election cycles prior to 2008: 1996 and 2000. On June 5, 2007 a draft movement was started entitled We Need Alan Keyes for President and formed a political action committee to encourage...
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McMurry for Congress, April 2008   Election campaign Michelle McMurry Democratic Party