Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008

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Democratic Party presidential primary United States presidential primary

The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the nationwide series of state contests in which Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Democratic Party presidential primary → United States presidential primary →
campaignSloganUsed	Change We Can Believe In → Ready on Day One → Yes We Can →
concludingEvent	2008 Democratic National Convention →
controversy	Florida and Michigan delegate seating →
conventionLocation	Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED →
country	United States →
defeatedCandidate	Bill Richardson → Chris Dodd → Dennis Kucinich → Hillary Clinton → Joe Biden → John Edwards → Mike Gravel →
delegateWinner	Barack Obama →
electionYear	2008 →
electoralVoteWinner	Barack Obama →
endTime	2008-06-03 →
firstContest	Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 →
followedBy	Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 →
follows	Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004 →
majorDebateSeries	2008 Democratic Party presidential debates →
mediaDescription	one of the closest and most competitive Democratic primary races in modern U.S. history →
nominee	Barack Obama →
notableEvent	Super Tuesday, 2008 →
notableIssue	Iraq War → economic policy → experience versus change → foreign policy → health care reform →
notableState	Indiana → North Carolina → Ohio → Pennsylvania → Texas →
partOf	2008 United States presidential election →
politicalParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
popularVoteWinner	Hillary Clinton →
precededByEvent	exploratory committees of Democratic candidates, 2007 →
resultedIn	Barack Obama becoming first African American major-party presidential nominee in U.S. history →
runningMateOfNominee	Joe Biden →
secondContest	New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 →
startTime	2008-01-03 →
superdelegateRole	significant →
voterTurnout	record high for Democratic primaries →
winner	Barack Obama →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christopher Dodd ("2008 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries)") →	candidateIn
Bill Richardson ("2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries") →	candidateInElection
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 ("2008 Democratic Party presidential debates") →	majorDebateSeries
2008 United States presidential election →	primaryProcess