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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 Delaware Democratic primary is won by Barack Obama. The Republican primary is won by John McCain. Voting begins in the Democrats Abroad primary. [179] 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.
June 19, 2008 - Announces he will not accept federal matching funds for his presidential campaign, foregoing $80 million dollars in federal money and a cap on how much he can spend.
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]
2008: When Obama was sworn in as president, he owned somewhere between $1 million and $5.1 million in U.S. Treasury bills. 2009: Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, which came with a $1.4 million award.
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.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on ... Obama won Ohio's 20 electoral votes by a margin of 4.59%. ... (where he won almost 70% of the ...