Campaign Tracking
The Votemaster
After the last election, the Votemaster was revealed to be Andrew S. Tanenbaum, noted professor of computer technology on the faculty of Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Dr. Tanenbaum is also the author of many well-respected books on computer science.
Good news: The Votemaster is back. As 2008 starts, The Votemaster will be a daily MUST-READ site, offering the best ongoing analysis on U.S. political races: News from the Votemaster.
Primaries & Caucauses
The dates for U.S. primaries and caucuses in 2008 have been in a juggled flux. States have fiddled and jockeyed to move earlier, to "have a bigger impact." Most likely, the Super Tuesday primaries, February 5, 2008, will solidify the nominees for both Democrats and Republicans. This calendar keeps changing: we'll try to keep up. As best we know, right now here's the schedule:
- January 3, 2008
- IOWA
- January 5, 2008
- WYOMING (Republican)
- January 8, 2008
- NEW HAMPSHIRE
- January 15, 2008
- MICHIGAN
- January 19, 2008
- NEVADA
- SOUTH CAROLINA (Republican)
- January 26, 2008
- SOUTH CAROLINA (Democratic)
- January 29, 2008
- FLORIDA
- February 1, 2008
- MAINE (Republican)
- February 5, 2008
- ALABAMA
- ALASKA
- ARIZONA
- ARKANSAS
- CALIFORNIA
- COLORADO
- CONNECTICUT
- DELAWARE
- GEORGIA
- IDAHO (Democratic)
- ILLINOIS
- KANSAS (Democratic)
- MASSACHUSETTS
- MINNESTOA
- MISSOURI
- NEW JERSEY
- NEW MEXICO (Democratic)
- NEW YORK
- NORTH DAKOTA
- OKLAHOMA
- TENNESSEE
- UTAH
- February 9, 2008
- KANSAS (Republican)
- LOUISIANA
- February 10, 2008
- MAINE (Democratic)
- February 12, 2008
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- MARYLAND
- VIRGINIA
- February 19, 2008
- HAWAII (Democratic)
- WASHINGTON
- WISCONSIN
- March 4, 2008
- OHIO
- RHODE ISLAND
- TEXAS
- VERMONT
- March 8, 2008
- WYOMING (Democratic)
- March 11, 2008
- MISSISSIPPI
- April 22, 2008
- PENNSYLVANIA
- May 6, 2008
- INDIANA
- NORTH CAROLINA
- May 13, 2008
- NEBRASKA
- WEST VIRGINIA
- May 20, 2008
- KENTUCKY
- OREGON
- May 27, 2008
- IDAHO (Republican)
- June 1, 2008
- PUERTO RICO
- June 3, 2008
- MONTANA
- NEW MEXICO (Republican)
- SOUTH DAKOTA
National Conventions
- August 25-28
- DEMOCRATIC National Convention
(Denver, Colorado) - September 1-4
- REPUBLICAN National Convention
(Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota)
Election & Inaugration
- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
- U.S. General Election
- Tuesday, January 20, 2009
- Presidential Inauguration
SOURCE: Calendar of 2008 State Primaries/Caucuses, National Association of Secretaries of State (11/29/07).
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