Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign
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The Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign was her first bid for the U.S. presidency, in which she sought the Democratic nomination in a highly competitive primary race ultimately won by Barack Obama.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party presidential primary campaign
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United States presidential campaign ⓘ |
| announcedVia | online video ⓘ |
| announcementPlatform | hillaryclinton.com NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcementStatement | "I’m in. And I’m in to win." ⓘ |
| campaignManager |
Maggie Williams
NERFINISHED
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Patti Solis Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan |
Ready for Change, Ready to Lead
NERFINISHED
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Solutions for America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidate | Hillary Rodham Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefStrategist | Mark Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concessionDate | 2008-06-07 ⓘ |
| concessionSpeechLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| election | 2008 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2008-06-07 ⓘ |
| fundraisingRecord | raised over 100 million dollars in 2007 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Arlington, Virginia ⓘ |
| historicAspect | featured first woman considered a frontrunner for a major U.S. party presidential nomination ⓘ |
| homeStateOfCandidate | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
Iraq War policy
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economic policy ⓘ energy and climate change ⓘ health care reform ⓘ national security ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| lostNominationTo | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCharacterization |
initial Democratic frontrunner
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part of a highly competitive primary race ⓘ |
| notablePrimary |
2008 Iowa Democratic caucuses
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2008 New Hampshire Democratic primary NERFINISHED ⓘ 2008 Ohio Democratic primary NERFINISHED ⓘ 2008 Pennsylvania Democratic primary NERFINISHED ⓘ 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic primaries NERFINISHED ⓘ 2008 Texas Democratic primary ⓘ |
| opponent |
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
NERFINISHED
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Bill Richardson 2008 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Dodd 2008 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Kucinich 2008 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Biden 2008 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| primaryElection | 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| resultingPositionForCandidate | Hillary Clinton later became U.S. Secretary of State under Barack Obama ⓘ |
| seniorAdvisor |
Harold Ickes
NERFINISHED
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Howard Wolfson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soughtOffice | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2007-01-20 ⓘ |
| status | unsuccessful in winning Democratic nomination ⓘ |
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