Florida Republican primary, 2008
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The Florida Republican primary, 2008 was a pivotal winner-take-all contest in the 2008 GOP presidential race, widely seen as a key victory that boosted John McCain’s momentum toward securing the Republican nomination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Florida Republican primary, 2008 canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Republican Party presidential primary
ⓘ
United States presidential primary ⓘ |
| boostedCandidacyOf | John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignStateImportance | high ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 2008-01-29 ⓘ |
| delegatesAtStake | 57 ⓘ |
| delegatesAwardedToWinner | 57 ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2008 U.S. presidential election cycle ⓘ |
| electionType | presidential primary ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | winner-take-all ⓘ |
| eligibleVoters | registered Republicans in Florida ⓘ |
| fifthPlace | Ron Paul ⓘ |
| followedBy | Super Tuesday, 2008 ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Mike Huckabee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadEarlyVoting | true ⓘ |
| hadTelevisedCoverage | true ⓘ |
| helpedSecureNominationFor | John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnRace | shifted front-runner status to John McCain ⓘ |
| involvedCampaignAdvertising | true ⓘ |
| involvedDebatesInState | true ⓘ |
| isWinnerTakeAllForDelegates | true ⓘ |
| location |
Florida, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Florida, United States
|
| mediaCharacterization | pivotal contest in 2008 GOP race ⓘ |
| notableCandidate |
John McCain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Huckabee NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitt Romney NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Paul ⓘ Rudy Giuliani ⓘ |
| officeContested | Republican nomination for President of the United States ⓘ |
| openOrClosedPrimary | closed primary ⓘ |
| partOf |
2008 United States presidential election
ⓘ
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008 ⓘ |
| party |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| penaltyFromRNC | delegationHalved ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | South Carolina Republican primary, 2008 ⓘ |
| reasonForRncPenalty | violating national party calendar rules ⓘ |
| secondPlace | Mitt Romney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seenAsTurningPointFor | John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Rudy Giuliani ⓘ |
| tookPlaceBefore | Super Tuesday, 2008 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring |
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008
ⓘ
surface form:
2007–2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
|
| winner | John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2008 ⓘ |
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