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词条 2008 Virginia Democratic primary
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  1. Candidates

     Remaining  Eliminated 

  2. Background

     Strategy 

  3. Polling

  4. Results

  5. See also

  6. References

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| election_name = Virginia Democratic Primary, 2008
| country = Virginia
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Virginia Democratic primary, 2004
| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = Virginia Democratic primary, 2016
| next_year = 2016
| election_date = {{Start date|2008|02|12}}
| image1 =
| candidate1 = Barack Obama
| colour1 = 1E90FF
| home_state1 = Illinois
| popular_vote1 = 627,820
| percentage1 = 63.66%
| delegate_count1 = 54
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Hillary Clinton
| colour2 = D4AA00
| home_state2 = New York
| popular_vote2 = 349,766
| percentage2 = 35.46%
| delegate_count2 = 29
| map_image =
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}}{{ElectionsVA}}

The 2008 Virginia Democratic primary took place on February 12, 2008, an election day nicknamed the "Potomac Primary" because the District of Columbia and Maryland also held Democratic primaries.[1] The Virginia Democratic primary was an open primary, and was competitive for the first time since 1988.[2] Barack Obama won the primary, as he did the other Potomac contests that day.[3]

Candidates

Six national candidates appeared on the ballot in the Virginia primary. However, all but Obama and Hillary Clinton had withdrawn prior to the primary on February 12.

Remaining

  • New York Senator Hillary Clinton
  • Illinois Senator Barack Obama

Eliminated

  • Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards Dropped out on January 30, 2008 [4]
  • Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich Dropped out on January 25, 2008 [5]
  • New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Dropped out on January 10, 2008[6]
  • Delaware Senator Joe Biden Dropped out on January 3, 2008

Background

The prior week, Barack Obama had beaten Hillary Clinton in Nebraska (68%-32%),[7] in Washington (68%-31%) [8] and in Louisiana (57%-36%) [9] by large margins.

The Clinton Campaign looked towards the primary in Virginia as well as those in Maryland and Washington, D.C. which were held on the same day. Though Hillary Clinton spent more resources in the Maryland Primary, she also campaigned in Virginia, particularly in Northern Virginia.

Strategy

The Barack Obama campaign divided Virginia into 4 regions in which to campaign: Northern Virginia, Richmond, Charlottesville, and the Tidewater region in the southeast. He was expected to do well with affluent and independent voters, as well as with African-American voters, who could total 25% of the vote on primary day.[2]

The Hillary Clinton campaign said it would focus its efforts on Prince William and Loudoun counties, especially older white professional women, and also in the unemployment plagued Southwest Virginia.[2]

Polling

{{main|Statewide opinion polling for the February Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008#Virginia}}

Barack Obama had a significant lead over Hillary Clinton in final polling throughout the state.

FINAL POLLING
Candidate Survey USA Mason Dixon InsiderAdvantage Rasmussen
Hillary Clinton 38% 37% 37% 37%
Barack Obama 60%53%52%55%

Results

{{see also|Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries}}
Key: Withdrew
prior to contest
Virginia Democratic presidential primary, 2008
99.95% of precincts reporting[10]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates[11]
Barack Obama 627,820 63.66% 54
Hillary Clinton 349,766 35.46% 29
John Edwards 5,206 0.52% 0
Dennis Kucinich 1,625 0.16% 0
Bill Richardson 991 0.10% 0
Joe Biden 795 0.08% 0
Totals986,203100.00%83

See also

  • Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
  • Virginia Republican primary, 2008

References

1. ^{{cite news |title=Up next: the Potomac Primary |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23027740/ |publisher=MSNBC |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-06}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite news |first=Bill |last=Turque |author2=Kornblut, Anne E. |title=Va. Is Next Battleground In Democrats' Long Fight |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/02/06/ST2008020604537.html |publisher=The Washington Post |date=2008-02-07 |accessdate=2008-02-07}}
3. ^{{cite news |title=RESULTS: Virginia |url=http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#VA |publisher=CNN |date=2008-02-12 |accessdate=2008-02-12}}
4. ^{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/us/politics/31edwards.html?_r=1&sq=John%20Edwards%20ends%20campaign&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&scp=1&adxnnlx=1215184661-LKqRv9JM9E8/D1kTa0+OTg| title = Edwards abruptly ends Presidential bid | work=The New York Times | first1=Julie | last1=Bosman | first2=Kate | last2=Zernike | date=2008-01-31 | accessdate=2010-05-27}}
5. ^{{cite news| url = http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/kucinich-to-drop-out-of-presidential-race/?hp&scp=1-b&sq=Kucinich+drops+out&st=nyt| title = Kucinich to Drop out of Presidential Race | work=The New York Times | first=Michael | last=Falcone | date=2008-01-24 | accessdate=2010-05-27}}
6. ^{{cite news| url = http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/richardson-drops-out/?scp=1-b&sq=Richardson+drops+out&st=nyt| title = Richardson drops out | work=The New York Times | first=Kate | last=Phillips | date=2008-01-10 | accessdate=2010-05-27}}
7. ^{{cite news| url = http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#NE| title = CNN Election Center 2008: Nebraska Caucus Results | accessdate=2010-05-27}}
8. ^{{cite news| url = http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WA| title = CNN Election Center 2008: Washington Caucus Results | accessdate=2010-05-27}}
9. ^{{cite news| url = http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#LA| title = Louisiana Primary Results | work=CNN | accessdate=2010-05-27}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=2008 Democratic Presidential Primary Unofficial Results |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/67F01F96-1E82-472E-8051-CF1B1C3786A4/Unofficial/1_s.shtml |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |date=2008-02-15 |accessdate=2008-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313100530/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/67F01F96-1E82-472E-8051-CF1B1C3786A4/Unofficial/1_s.shtml |archive-date=2008-03-13 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
11. ^The Green Papers
{{2008Demprimaries}}

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