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   Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008

   National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 45) ... As a result of these caucuses, Barack Obama received a significant surge of support in the state of New Hampshire, which held its Democratic primary five days after the Iowa caucuses.
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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   Obama won the delegate count in the darkest purple states by the largest margins, while Clinton won the delegate count in the darkest green states by the largest margins. ... During a time when Obama was receiving negative attention from the Wright controversy and other issues, "The Empire Strikes Barack" was released, a video that featured Barack Obama as Luke Skywalker, rallying from attacks by Hillary Clinton, portrayed as Darth Vader.
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   Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

   With four states and 370 delegates at stake, March 4 was dubbed "Mini-Super Tuesday" or "Super Tuesday 2.0." ... A Saturday Night Live sketch mocked the media for its supposedly biased coverage in favor of Obama, and Clinton used the sketch to argue that Obama had not received proper scrutiny.
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   Nevada Democratic caucuses, 2008

   On January 9, 2008, Barack Obama received his first key national labor endorsement from leaders of the 450,000-member UNITE HERE union. ... National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 25)
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   Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008

   One critical factor was the California primary which was deemed the "biggest prize in the Super Tuesday contest: the state delivers 370 delegates for the Democratic candidates." ... Earlier in the week the campaign of Republican nominee John McCain attacked a gaffe by Obama's foreign policy advisor Susan Rice on MSNBC's "Tucker," wherein she said that neither Obama nor Clinton was "ready to receive that 3 am call," referring to Clinton's Texas attack ad.
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   Barack Obama

   In the November 2004 general election, Obama received 70% of the vote to Keyes's 27%, the largest victory margin for a statewide race in Illinois history. ... On May 31, the Democratic National Committee agreed to seat all of the disputed Michigan and Florida delegates at the national convention, each with a half-vote, narrowing Obama's delegate lead.
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   United States presidential election, 2008

   Super Tuesday ... Although she did manage to win the majority of the remaining primaries and delegates, it was not enough to overcome Obama's substantial delegate lead.
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   Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008

   For polling of February after Super Tuesday primaries, see: Statewide opinion polling for the February Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008. ... Barack Obama received a plurality of delegates from primaries and caucuses in purple states and territories; Hillary Clinton received a plurality of delegates in yellow states and territories; both received the same amount of delegates in orange states and territories.
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   United States presidential election, 2008 timeline

   January 19 - Nevada caucuses: Democratic caucus won by Hillary Clinton (but Barack Obama claims more delegates); Republican caucuses won by Mitt Romney. ... Obama and Biden receive 365 electoral votes, while John McCain and Sarah Palin receive 173 electoral votes.
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    John McCain presidential campaign, 2008

    On Super Tuesday, McCain won both the majority of states and delegates in the Republican primaries, giving him a commanding lead toward the Republican nomination. ... Following Obama's victory over Hillary Clinton, and taking advantage of a divide within the Democratic Party, McCain encouraged Clinton supporters to abandon their party and vote for him in November.

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• United States presidential election, 2008,
• Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008,
• United States presidential election, 2008 timeline,
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