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On September 4, 2008, the Obama campaign announced they raised $10 million in the 24-hour period after Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's acceptance speech. The RNC reported raising $1 million in the same period. [92] On October 19, 2008, Obama's campaign announced a record fundraising total of $150 million for September 2008.
Obama won all of the 2004 swing states (states that either Kerry or Bush won by less than 5%) by a margin of 8.5 percent or more except for Ohio, which he carried by 4.5 percent. Obama also defied political bellwethers, becoming the first person to win the presidency while losing Missouri since 1956 and while losing Kentucky and Tennessee since ...
The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League (NFL), themed with the slogan "Believe in Now.". Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 1, 2009, [2] with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the Arizona Cardinals and winning their NFL-record sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy.
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The Georgia Democratic primary is won by Barack Obama. The Republican primary is won by Mike Huckabee. The Idaho Democratic caucus is won by Barack Obama. The Illinois Democratic primary is won by Barack Obama. The Republican primary is won by John McCain. The Green primary is won by Cynthia McKinney. [177] The Kansas Democratic caucus is won ...
3. Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Since ...
On February 9, Obama won the Louisiana primary, [112] as well as caucuses in Nebraska [113] and Washington State. [114] He garnered 57 percent of the available delegates in Louisiana and 68 percent in both Nebraska and Washington. [115] On the same day, he won caucuses in Virgin Islands with 92 percent of the popular vote. [116]
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, took office following his victory over Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.