After the front-loading rush[3] that saw twenty-four states hold their caucuses and primaries on Super Tuesday, 2008, only four states -Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont- remained on the traditional March Super Tuesday date. This caused pundits in the states left behind to note that "this year, however, Super Tuesday isn't so super."[4] The 2004 election cycle saw a similar but smaller split, with seven states holding elections in February on Mini-Tuesday, and ten holding contests on Super Tuesday II on the traditional March date.[5]
Under Democratic Party rules, all delegates are awarded via proportional representation, with a minimum 15% threshold required to receive delegates. A total of 444 delegates were pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries.
The Republican Party does not mandate a proportional representation system for delegate selection, but instead allows each state to determine its selection process. A total of 265 delegates were pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries.
Pundits have noted that this is the first time that Indiana has garnered widespread attention from presidential primary candidates since Robert F. Kennedy campaigned in the state during the 1968 election.[12] The unexpected relevance of the Indiana Democratic primary has also resulted in much higher than normal voter registration.[13] Likewise, North Carolina Democratic new voter registrations are triple the number reported for the same time period during the 2004 election.[16]
"Super Tuesday III" was largely considered the "Waterloo" of the Democratic primaries. Obama had been under fire for controversial remarks made by Jeremiah Wright, and his lead in North Carolina polls had been reduced to single digits, so Clinton's double-digit loss in that state was a major disappointment. Further hurting Clinton's campaign was the time-zone differences, as the defeat was reported in prime time, and the news of the narrow victory in Indiana had come too late. MSNBC's Tim Russert was quoted as saying "She did not get the game-changer she wanted tonight."[17] Demographics also played a role as North Carolina featured a lot of African-American as well as young voters in college towns, key groups who have favored Obama during the race. Indiana on the other hand had a significant number of blue-collar and rural voters, groups who favoured Clinton however the race was close as votes from nearly 330,000 people who live in Lake County, directly neighboring Chicago, an Obama stronghold were being counted.
Under Democratic Party rules, all delegates are awarded via proportional representation, with a minimum 15% threshold required to receive delegates. A total of 218 delegates will be pledged by the results of the May 6th primaries.
The Republican Party does not mandate a proportional representation system for delegate selection, but instead allows each state to determine its selection process. A total of 126 delegates will be pledged by the results of the May 6th primaries. The Republican primaries on this date were of little importance, as John McCain had already secured enough delegates in prior contests to win the nomination.
Super Tuesday IV was held on May 20, 2008, consisting of the Democratic Kentucky and Oregon primaries. A total of 125 delegates were seated as a result of these primaries. Hillary Clinton handily won the Kentucky primary and Barack Obama handily won the Oregon primary.
^ Bruns, Aaron; Kapp, Bonney (2008-04-23). "Clinton Takes Fight to Indiana, Looks to Build Off Pennsylvania Win". Fox News Channel. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
^ DeFrank, Thomas (2008-02-06). "Democratic battle rolls on as Barack, Hillary neck & neck across country". New York Daily News. New York City. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
^Schneider, Bill (2007-02-07). "It could all be over after 'Super Duper Tuesday'". CNN. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
^ Skolnick, David (2007-12-30). . The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
^ "Q&A: US primary elections". BBC News. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-12. In 2004, Super Tuesday split in two. There was a Mini-Tuesday (or Super Tuesday I) on 3 February, followed by a Super Tuesday II on 2 March.
^126 pledged district-level delegates are chosen during the primary on March 4. The remaining 67 pledged delegates are chosen during a caucus process culminating in a state convention on June 6–7.
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Super Tuesday II 2008 is the name 1 for 4 March 2008 the day on which the second largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections was held for the 2008 presidential election cycle On this day Mike Huckabee withdrew from the race when John McCain won enough delegates to claim the Republican nomination for president It was the second Super Tuesday election of 2008 and took place approximately one month after the first Super Tuesday of this election The Democratic primaries saw 444 delegates selected on this date 2 with 265 delegates in the Republican primaries Four states held caucuses or primary elections on Super Tuesday II 2008 Purple represents contests for both parties 4 Contents 1 Names and prior election cycles 2 Delegate allocation 2 1 Democratic 2 2 Republican 3 Results 3 1 Democratic 3 2 Republican 4 Super Tuesday III 4 1 Names and prior election cycles 4 2 Results 4 2 1 Democratic 4 2 2 Republican 5 Super Tuesday IV 6 Notes 7 References 8 See alsoNames and prior election cycles editAfter the front loading rush 3 that saw twenty four states hold their caucuses and primaries on Super Tuesday 2008 only four states Ohio Rhode Island Texas and Vermont remained on the traditional March Super Tuesday date This caused pundits in the states left behind to note that this year however Super Tuesday isn t so super 4 The 2004 election cycle saw a similar but smaller split with seven states holding elections in February on Mini Tuesday and ten holding contests on Super Tuesday II on the traditional March date 5 Delegate allocation editDemocratic edit Main article Democratic Party United States presidential primaries 2008 Under Democratic Party rules all delegates are awarded via proportional representation with a minimum 15 threshold required to receive delegates A total of 444 delegates were pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries Republican edit Main article Republican Party United States presidential primaries 2008 The Republican Party does not mandate a proportional representation system for delegate selection but instead allows each state to determine its selection process A total of 265 delegates were pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries Results editDemocratic edit Main article Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries State Democratic Winner of Popular Vote Delegates Won Notes Ohio Hillary Clinton 54 75 primary Rhode Island Hillary Clinton 58 13 primary Texas Hillary Clinton Primary 51 65 primary caucus 6 Vermont Barack Obama 59 9 primary Republican edit Main article Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries State Republican Winner of Popular Vote Delegates Won Notes Ohio John McCain District WTA at large WTA 7 Rhode Island John McCain Delegate names on ballot 8 Texas John McCain District modified WTA statewide WTA if 50 9 Vermont John McCain Statewide WTA 10 Super Tuesday III edit nbsp Two states held primary elections on Super Tuesday III Purple represents states holding elections for both parties 2 Super Tuesday III was the name 11 for 6 May 2008 the day on which the states of Indiana and North Carolina held primary elections for both the Democratic and Republican nominations 11 It was a day tied for the fifth largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections to be held in the 2008 presidential election cycle 12 13 It was the third Super Tuesday election of 2008 and took place approximately two months after Super Tuesday II 2008 The Democratic primaries had a total of 218 delegates selected on this date 14 with 126 delegates chosen in the Republican primaries 15 Names and prior election cycles edit Pundits have noted that this is the first time that Indiana has garnered widespread attention from presidential primary candidates since Robert F Kennedy campaigned in the state during the 1968 election 12 The unexpected relevance of the Indiana Democratic primary has also resulted in much higher than normal voter registration 13 Likewise North Carolina Democratic new voter registrations are triple the number reported for the same time period during the 2004 election 16 Super Tuesday III was largely considered the Waterloo of the Democratic primaries Obama had been under fire for controversial remarks made by Jeremiah Wright and his lead in North Carolina polls had been reduced to single digits so Clinton s double digit loss in that state was a major disappointment Further hurting Clinton s campaign was the time zone differences as the defeat was reported in prime time and the news of the narrow victory in Indiana had come too late MSNBC s Tim Russert was quoted as saying She did not get the game changer she wanted tonight 17 Demographics also played a role as North Carolina featured a lot of African American as well as young voters in college towns key groups who have favored Obama during the race Indiana on the other hand had a significant number of blue collar and rural voters groups who favoured Clinton however the race was close as votes from nearly 330 000 people who live in Lake County directly neighboring Chicago an Obama stronghold were being counted Results edit Democratic edit Main article Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Under Democratic Party rules all delegates are awarded via proportional representation with a minimum 15 threshold required to receive delegates A total of 218 delegates will be pledged by the results of the May 6th primaries State Democratic Winner of Popular Vote Delegates Won Notes Indiana Hillary Clinton 51 37 primary North Carolina Barack Obama 56 44 primary Republican edit Main article Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries The Republican Party does not mandate a proportional representation system for delegate selection but instead allows each state to determine its selection process A total of 126 delegates will be pledged by the results of the May 6th primaries The Republican primaries on this date were of little importance as John McCain had already secured enough delegates in prior contests to win the nomination State Republican Winner of Popular Vote Delegates Won Notes Indiana John McCain 78 27 WTA North Carolina John McCain 74 69 WTASuper Tuesday IV editSuper Tuesday IV was held on May 20 2008 consisting of the Democratic Kentucky and Oregon primaries A total of 125 delegates were seated as a result of these primaries Hillary Clinton handily won the Kentucky primary and Barack Obama handily won the Oregon primary Notes editWTA is Winner Takes All and applies solely to Republican contests References edit Bruns Aaron Kapp Bonney 2008 04 23 Clinton Takes Fight to Indiana Looks to Build Off Pennsylvania Win Fox News Channel Retrieved 2008 05 06 DeFrank Thomas 2008 02 06 Democratic battle rolls on as Barack Hillary neck amp neck across country New York Daily News New York City Retrieved 2008 02 26 Schneider Bill 2007 02 07 It could all be over after Super Duper Tuesday CNN Retrieved 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indd Vermont Republican Party About Us Archived from the original on 2007 07 21 Retrieved 2007 07 21 rule 11 i a b Super Tuesday III Oxford Analytica 2008 04 07 Archived from the original on 2008 05 09 Retrieved 2008 05 06 a b Campo Flores Arian Kliff Sarah 2008 04 07 The New Super Tuesday Newsweek Retrieved 2008 04 14 a b Potter Erik 2008 04 06 National spotlight sparks voter interest Gary Indiana Post Tribune Archived from the original on April 11 2008 Retrieved 2008 04 14 Primary Calendar Democratic Nominating Contests Election Guide 2008 The New York Times Archived from the original on 2008 01 02 Retrieved 2008 04 14 Primary Calendar Republican Nominating Contests Election Guide 2008 The New York Times Archived from the original on 2008 09 05 Retrieved 2008 04 14 Wilder Mike 2008 03 28 North Carolina is shaping up as vital for Clinton Obama Burlington North Carolina Burlington Times News Archived from the original on 2008 04 13 Retrieved 2008 04 14 Baker Peter Rutenberg Jim 2008 06 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