The Tumultuous Election of 2008 (for lack of a more creative title)

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Hey all. I have recently begun reading Game Change and have as a result decided that a 2008 timeline would be a very efficient use of my time, especially if my 2012 timeline totally bombs. Anyway, said 2008 timeline is due to come to this thread very soon.

[Is Totally Not Feeblepizza.]

Long overdue, but...here it is for your collective enjoyment.

January 3, 2008

Iowa caucuses (Democratic)
John Edwards: 33.7%
Barack Obama: 33.6%
Hillary Clinton: 29.4%
Bill Richardson: 2.1%
Joe Biden: 0.9%

Former Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) 16 delegates
Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) 15 delegates
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) 14 delegates

Iowa caucuses (Republican)
Mitt Romney: 29.9%
Mike Huckabee: 29.7%
Fred Thompson: 13.4%
John McCain: 13.1%
Ron Paul: 9.9%
Rudy Giuliani: 3.4%
Duncan Hunter: 0.4%
Alan Keyes: 0.2%

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 15 delegates
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) 14 delegates
Former Senator Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee) 3 delegates
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) 3 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 2 delegates

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January 8, 2008

New Hampshire primary (Democratic)
Barack Obama: 31.8%
Hillary Clinton: 31.7%
John Edwards: 22.9%
Bill Richardson: 4.6%
Dennis Kucinich: 1.4%
Mike Gravel: 0.1%

Former Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) 22 delegates
Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) 22 delegates
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) 21 delegates

New Hampshire primary (Republican)*
Mitt Romney: 35.5%
John McCain: 35.4%
Mike Huckabee: 10.1%
Rudy Giuliani: 10.1%
Ron Paul: 7.8%
Fred Thompson: 1.2%
Duncan Hunter: 0.5%
Alan Keyes: 0.1%

Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) 34 delegates
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) 14 delegates
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) 5 delegates
Former Senator Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee) 4 delegates
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) 2 delegates
Representative Duncan Hunter (R-California) 1 delegate

*New Hampshire was the third state to vote in the Republican primary; during the Wyoming caucuses on February 5, Romney won 77.7% of the vote (10 delegates) to Thompson's 15% (1 delegate), Hunter's 8.3% (1 delegate), and McCain's 4.7%.

Uh, review plz?

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I don't like where this is headed if you're gonna kill of Johnny M.  You'd make me a sad panda .  In all seriousness, there will be hell to pay if a folksy Alaska governor doesn't get the vp nod, and if Christ gets it, you don't wanna know what I'll do.  I might vote that this thread is okay, even if it's good (which, in all seriousness, it is so far.)

Just 1 complaint: less results and more info please.  And more Paul; the media blackout is extending to the forum

I mean, you kind of have to assume that there is going to be a twist in it so killing off John McCain (which doesn't seem like where this is going) would be a solid POD. But I see where this is going, Edwards wins the primaries and his sex scandal blows up in his face about a month before the election and he loses to McCain.

Criticism considered! Next update will be pretty news related. And don't assume anything. After all, Romney has swept all of the GOP contests.