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Today in History: 2008, Obama wins presidency in historic election
04 Nov 2025 10:27 GMT
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks … On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected … States, defeating the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain of … Republican Ronald Reagan won election to the White House …
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See how campaign swag changed over the centuries in the US
01 Nov 2025 22:59 GMT
… of Barack Obama became an iconic image during the 2008 presidential campaign and was sold on election … . Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for … . 29, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. The merchandise pictured Trump’s …
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8 Barack Obama Quotes That Still Inspire Us Today
13 Oct 2025 23:12 GMT
… he uttered throughout his presidential campaign. The phrase rang loud …
After winning the Iowa Caucus in 2008, Obama spoke these … Barack Obama himself, as he addressed a jubilant crowd in Chicago on election … night in 2008. His words moved …
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How education, population changes fueled Iowa's shift toward Trump
20 Sep 2025 10:45 GMT
… last four presidential elections.
In 2012, former President Barack Obama won the … five presidential elections before 2008.
Dave Peterson (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State … Peterson said.
2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets with …
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Democratic Calendar in Disarray: The Importance of the 2028 Presidential Primary Schedule
17 Sep 2025 09:37 GMT
… the historically chaotic 2024 presidential campaign.
While the Biden team always … had voted before Iowa in 2008, Hillary Clinton might have defeated Barack Obama.
Furthermore, … we basically bankrupt our candidates before the general election,” Martin told Pod …
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Hear from the Iowa citizens behind state’s shift from blue to red
15 Sep 2025 11:58 GMT
… and Republican presidential candidates she followed … four presidential elections.
In 2012, former President Barack Obama … presidential elections before 2008.
In November, now-President Donald Trump won Iowa … bird dogged" campaign events to ask …
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Meet the Iowa county that had the largest political shift in the last 12 years
15 Sep 2025 11:06 GMT
… Republicans in presidential elections. It’s a county that former President Barack Obama won … .
Sarah caucused for Obama in 2008, where she remembers seeing significant … last election, party members instead drew focus to the Democratic candidate for Iowa …
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Hear from the people behind Iowa’s shift from blue to red
14 Sep 2025 10:15 GMT
… and Republican presidential candidates she followed … four presidential elections.
In 2012, former President Barack Obama … presidential elections before 2008.
In November, now-President Donald Trump won Iowa … bird dogged" campaign events to ask …
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Democrats look to Iowa for rural revival in 2026
02 Sep 2025 10:05 GMT
… candidates have outperformed the party’s 2024 Iowa results in four special elections … nation’s most competitive presidential battlegrounds. Former President Barack Obama won there twice … of people who voted in Iowa in 2008 and 2012 also voted …
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Sen. Joni Ernst expected to announce next month she won’t run for re-election
31 Aug 2025 17:21 GMT
… Ernst’s office and campaign did not immediately respond … not seek re-election. Chuck Grassley, Iowa’s senior U … Whitaker waves as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump … .
After Democrat Barack Obama carried the state in 2008 and 2012, …