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   Barack Obama

   Obama's election as the first black president of the Law Review was widely reported and followed by several long, detailed profiles. ... 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.
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   United States Senate career of Barack Obama

   The charge that Obama's "present" votes suggested he was not firmly pro-choice was refuted by two lobbyists for pro-choice groups (including Planned Parenthood). 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.
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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   As Democratic debates took place during the summer, Obama received at best mixed notices for his efforts. ... In the case of Florida, it was decided that the delegate distribution would be based on the primary results as they stood and the delegation would be seated in full, but with each delegate receiving half a vote.
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   Political positions of Barack Obama

   While serving in the Illinois Senate, Obama received a 100 percent rating from the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council for his support of abortion rights. ... ↑ Obama Statement on Vote Against Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage Barack Obama: US Senator for Illinois (Accessed March 2, 2007)
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   Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008

   In particular, it raised the possibility of improving Obama's vote-getting among unions, Hispanics, and traditional base Democrats. ... This gave Obama four more delegates than the primary results would have warranted, assuming that all "uncommitted" votes were for Obama.
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   Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008

   If a candidate received less than 15% of the caucus goers' votes, then the supporters of that non-viable candidate had 30 minutes to join a viable candidate's group, join another non-viable candidate's group to make the candidate viable, join an uncommitted group, or choose not to be counted as a voter. ... 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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   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. ... Barack Obama had 32% of the vote, and John Edwards had 14%.
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   Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008

   He has received a 100 percent rating from the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council | ... ↑ Obama Statement on Vote Against Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage Barack Obama: US Senator for Illinois (Accessed 2 March 2007)
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   Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2008 presidential candidates

   | Fox News | Aug 21-22, 2007 | Hillary Clinton 35%, Barack Obama 23%, Al Gore 10%, John Edwards 6%, Dennis Kucinich 3%, Bill Richardson 3%, Joe Biden 2%, Chris Dodd 1%, Mike Gravel 0%, Other/Don't know/Wouldn't vote 17% |
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    New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008

    | Barack Obama | 32% | 41% | ... In the Iowa caucuses, Obama received 35 percent of the female vote, while Clinton only received 30 percent.

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• Nevada Democratic caucuses, 2008,
• Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008,
• Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2008 presidential candidates,
• New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008