The 2008 Nebraska Democratic presidential caucuses took place on February 9, 2008, where 24 of the state's 31 convention delegates were chosen.[1][2] Like he did throughout many other states that held caucuses instead of primaries, Barack Obama won the Nebraska Democratic Caucus by more than a two-to-one margin of victory over Hillary Clinton. On May 13, 2008, the state also held a non-binding primary election which Obama also won but the margin of victory was considerably smaller.
The Nebraska Democratic Caucus was open to all registered Democratic voters. Voters who were eligible to vote in the general election but were unregistered or registered with another party could register as Democrats at the caucus. Absentee votes for the disabled, those on active military duty, and full-time students were permitted.
After signing in, participants gathered into preference groups for each candidate. A minimum 15 percent of participants was required for viability. Only members of non-viable groups were permitted to realign to other viable groups. Afterwards, delegates were divided and elected to the county conventions in June.[3][4]
The primary election held on May 13 was not binding on any county delegates, all of whom had been selected at the caucuses. However, it may have played a role in showing superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention the preference of Nebraska Democrats.[5]
County delegates were committed to vote in the county conventions for the candidate they had supported during the caucuses. However, the same viability rules applied as at the precinct caucuses.[6] The county conventions elected delegates to the Nebraska Democratic Party State Convention which took place June 20–22, who then elected delegates to the Democratic National Convention.[3][7] The State Convention chose eight delegates pledged to Clinton and 16 pledged to Obama, the same number as the estimates following the main caucuses.[1]
Barack Obama performed extremely well throughout the state of Nebraska in the caucus, winning a majority of counties. His large margin of victory can be attributed to his overwhelming wins in Douglas County, which contains Omaha, where he won with 77.12 percent of the vote, as well as in Lancaster County, which contains the state capital of Lincoln and is home to the University of Nebraska. Most of Clinton's wins in the state came in the far more rural counties in Western Nebraska. However, during the non-binding primary, Clinton carried almost every county in Nebraska except for Douglas and Lancaster counties which gave Obama the edge and narrow victory.
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The 2008 Nebraska Democratic presidential caucuses took place on February 9 2008 where 24 of the state s 31 convention delegates were chosen 1 2 Like he did throughout many other states that held caucuses instead of primaries Barack Obama won the Nebraska Democratic Caucus by more than a two to one margin of victory over Hillary Clinton On May 13 2008 the state also held a non binding primary election which Obama also won but the margin of victory was considerably smaller 2008 Nebraska Democratic presidential caucuses 2004 February 9 2008 2008 02 09 2016 LAVI Candidate Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Home state Illinois New York Delegate count 16 8 Popular vote 26 126 12 445 Percentage 67 56 32 18 Primary results by county Clinton 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 100 Obama 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 100 Contents 1 Polls 2 Process 3 Results 3 1 Precinct Caucus Results 3 2 Primary 4 Analysis 5 See also 6 ReferencesPolls editMain article Statewide opinion polling for the February 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries NebraskaProcess editThe Nebraska Democratic Caucus was open to all registered Democratic voters Voters who were eligible to vote in the general election but were unregistered or registered with another party could register as Democrats at the caucus Absentee votes for the disabled those on active military duty and full time students were permitted After signing in participants gathered into preference groups for each candidate A minimum 15 percent of participants was required for viability Only members of non viable groups were permitted to realign to other viable groups Afterwards delegates were divided and elected to the county conventions in June 3 4 The primary election held on May 13 was not binding on any county delegates all of whom had been selected at the caucuses However it may have played a role in showing superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention the preference of Nebraska Democrats 5 County delegates were committed to vote in the county conventions for the candidate they had supported during the caucuses However the same viability rules applied as at the precinct caucuses 6 The county conventions elected delegates to the Nebraska Democratic Party State Convention which took place June 20 22 who then elected delegates to the Democratic National Convention 3 7 The State Convention chose eight delegates pledged to Clinton and 16 pledged to Obama the same number as the estimates following the main caucuses 1 Results editSee also Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Precinct Caucus Results edit Caucus Date February 9 2008 National Pledged Delegates Determined 16 of 24 2008 Nebraska Democratic Presidential Caucus Results Party Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Democratic Barack Obama 26 126 67 56 16 Democratic Hillary Clinton 12 445 32 18 8 Democratic Uncommitted 99 0 26 0 Totals 38 670 100 00 24 Voter turnout Primary edit The Nebraska Democratic Party does not use the results of the primary to determine its delegates Primary Date May 13 2008 National Pledged Delegates Determined 0 of 24 2008 Nebraska Democratic Presidential Primary Results Party Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Democratic Barack Obama 46 670 49 06 0 Democratic Hillary Clinton 43 979 46 24 0 Democratic Mike Gravel 3 886 4 09 0 Democratic Write ins 584 0 61 0 Totals 95 119 100 00 0 Voter turnout Analysis editBarack Obama performed extremely well throughout the state of Nebraska in the caucus winning a majority of counties His large margin of victory can be attributed to his overwhelming wins in Douglas County which contains Omaha where he won with 77 12 percent of the vote as well as in Lancaster County which contains the state capital of Lincoln and is home to the University of Nebraska Most of Clinton s wins in the state came in the far more rural counties in Western Nebraska However during the non binding primary Clinton carried almost every county in Nebraska except for Douglas and Lancaster counties which gave Obama the edge and narrow victory See also edit2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Nebraska Republican presidential primaryReferences edit a b Nebraska Democratic Delegation 2008 The Green Papers Retrieved February 6 2008 2008 Presidential Caucus Results Nebraska Democratic Party February 10 2008 Archived from the original on February 11 2008 Retrieved February 10 2008 a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on May 8 2008 Retrieved February 18 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Nebraska Democratic Delegation 2008 Nebraska Democratic Primary Might Still Count Associated Press Archived from the original on March 9 2008 2008 Nebraska Democratic Party 2008 Presidential Caucus amp Presidential Preference Process Rules PDF Nebraska Democratic Party June 15 2007 Retrieved January 15 2009 Nebraska Democratic Delegation 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 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