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Republican George W. Bush of Texas carried Florida by a convincing margin of 5% in 2004 against Democrat John Kerry, [4] a much greater margin than in 2000 when Bush controversially won the state's 25 electoral votes against Democrat Al Gore of Tennessee by 537 votes. [5] Early polls showed Barack Obama faring poorly in Florida.
Obama also won Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, by a 52%-46.5% margin. Bush had narrowly carried the county by about 0.1% in 2004. In all, Obama won the three largest counties in Central Florida – Hillsborough, Orange, and Pinellas – while keeping his losing margins low in other populous counties – Polk, Seminole, and Manatee County.
Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush was ineligible to pursue a third term due to the term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment. McCain secured the Republican nomination by March 2008, defeating former governors Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and other challengers.
Florida voted for the Republican nominee in all three presidential elections held during the Reconstruction era. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Shortly after, white Democrats regained control of the legislature. In 1885, they created a new constitution, followed by statutes through 1889, that disfranchised most Black people and many poor whites.
Q: Why can't Obama run again? A: The majority of U.S. presidents have only served two terms.The rule against a third term was informally instituted by President George Washington, who openly ...
Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, was elected president of the United States on November 4, 2008 and was inaugurated as the nation's 44th president on January 20, 2009. . He was re-elected on November 6, 2012; his second inauguration was on January 20, 2013, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2017, with the inauguration of Donald Tru
Former President Obama endorsed Florida Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell on Friday, becoming the latest national Democrat to get involved in what is expected to be a tight race ...
He went on to be elected to a 4th term in 1944 but died 2 months and 23 days into that term. Motivated in part by Roosevelts’ length of time in office, the 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951 ...