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Obama won the Electoral College after receiving 365 votes to 173 votes for McCain. McCain won Nebraska but Obama earned an electoral vote by winning the popular vote in the 2nd Congressional District.

Washington Post: Presidential Election: Winners by County. Each state (Including the District of Columbia) is allocated a number of electors equal to its number of representatives plus two for each of its senators.

By December 2007, a credit crisis related to overextension of subprime mortgage-backed securities led to a significant recession. States such as Nebraska and Maine use a proportional system to allocate its electors. Shirley Chisolm, Jesse Jackson, Lenora Fulani, Carol Moseley Braun, Alan Keyes, and Al Sharpton all at some point were in the process for presidential nomination.

2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map. These voting patterns translated into an Obama victory with inroads into the South and West. The candidates disagreed on the causes of the financial crisis and tax policy. He also disconnected himself from the Bush administration, which became unpopular due to the financial crisis and the ongoing conflict in Iraq. McCain, who supported the initial Iraq invasion, opposed establishing a removal date for all troops. Popular vote totals generally gathered from state Certificates of Ascertainment and/or results posted directly by individual states. McCain suggested that government-aided bodies like the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) failed to offset these risks. © 2020 Electoral Ventures LLC. Obama campaigned on cutting low-income and middle-income taxes and raising upper-income tax rates, while McCain supported tax cuts at all income levels. Senator Hillary Clinton were the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination. Click on the states in the map to toggle them between Democrat, Republican and Tossup.

Click states on this interactive map to create your own 2020 election forecast. President George W. Bush (R) was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, leaving open nominating processes for both major parties. Congressional Democrats made gains in the House and the Senate after winning majorities in both chambers during the 2006 midterm elections. Obama argued that deregulation of the financial industry led to risky trading mechanisms contributing to the crisis. 2008 Presidential Election Prediction – 5/22/2008 With the longest and most divisive Democratic primary since 1980, Democratic chances slimmer than the last prediction posted in November.

Obama also offered the chance for voters to elect the nation’s first African American president and a relatively young president at 47 years old. The 2008 presidential election focused on a national economic crisis that evolved throughout the race.The 2008 electoral map is above.

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