Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008

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United States primary election event presidential nominating contest

The 2008 Iowa Democratic caucuses were the opening contest of the Democratic presidential nomination race, where Barack Obama scored a pivotal early victory over Hillary Clinton and John Edwards.

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Label	Occurrences
Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 canonical	2
2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States primary election event ⓘ presidential nominating contest ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 ⓘ surface form: 2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
campaignStrategyFocus	grassroots organizing ⓘ retail politics ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cycle	2008 United States presidential election ⓘ
date	2008-01-03 ⓘ
defeated	Hillary Clinton ⓘ John Edwards ⓘ
electoralProcess	realignment of nonviable candidate supporters ⓘ viability thresholds at precinct level ⓘ
electoralType	closed caucus ⓘ
elects	delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
followedBy	Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2012 ⓘ New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Iowa ⓘ
majorCandidate	Barack Obama ⓘ Bill Richardson ⓘ Christopher Dodd ⓘ surface form: Chris Dodd Dennis Kucinich ⓘ Hillary Clinton ⓘ Joe Biden ⓘ John Edwards ⓘ Mike Gravel ⓘ
mediaPerception	major upset against national frontrunner Hillary Clinton ⓘ
nationalImpact	increased Barack Obama’s fundraising and media attention ⓘ weakened aura of inevitability around Hillary Clinton’s campaign ⓘ
openingContestOf	2008 Democratic presidential nomination race ⓘ
organizer	Iowa Democratic Party ⓘ
partOf	Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 ⓘ surface form: 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
party	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
pivotalEarlyVictoryFor	Barack Obama ⓘ
precededBy	Iowa Democratic caucuses 2004 ⓘ surface form: Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2004
resultAnnouncedIn	Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ
secondPlace	John Edwards ⓘ
significance	boosted Barack Obama’s national viability ⓘ reshaped 2008 Democratic nomination race ⓘ
stateDelegatesWonBy	Barack Obama ⓘ Hillary Clinton ⓘ John Edwards ⓘ
thirdPlace	Hillary Clinton ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Central Standard Time
votingMethod	in-person caucus meetings ⓘ
winner	Barack Obama ⓘ

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Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 → firstContest → Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 ⓘ

Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 → alsoKnownAs → Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 → precededBy → Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 ⓘ