USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Who did Barack Obama defeat in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries to become Democratic nominee for president?

A	Tylin Miller
B	Michel Robinson
C	Hilary Clition
D	John Karry

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The DNC did not count the popular vote from Michigan, and evenly split the state’s delegates between Clinton and Obama. As a result, without the Michigan vote, Obama won the popular vote; whereas with the votes from Michigan, Clinton won the popular vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -Obama won a decisive victory over McCain, winning the Electoral College and the popular vote by a sizable margin, including states that had not voted for the Democratic presidential candidate since 1976 (North Carolina) and 1964 (Indiana, Virginia, and Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district).

Detailed explanation-3: -On August 27, 2008, at the Democratic National Convention, the Democratic Party formally nominated Barack Obama to run for the office of the President of the United States of America. Obama would go on to win the presidential election against Republican nominee John McCain.

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