page_title: Timeline of the 2008 United States presidential election
section_title: April 2008
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 2008 United States presidential election / 2008 / April 2008
caption_attribution_description: English: Ron Paul at the University of Pittsburgh
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of major events leading up to and immediately following the United States presidential election of 2008. The election was the 56th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008, but its significant events and background date back to about 2002. The Democratic Party nominee, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, defeated the Republican Party's nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona.
context_section_description: April 5 – The United States Virgin Islands Republican caucuses are won by "uncommitted".
  April 6 – Democratic candidate Barack Obama makes a controversial comment referring to inhabitants of "small towns in Pennsylvania" as "bitter."
  April 10 – Pastor and 2004 vice presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin declares his candidacy for the Constitution Party's presidential nomination.
  April 13 – Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appear at "The Compassion Forum" at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
  April 15 – Republican candidate Alan Keyes officially announces that he has left the Republican Party and is considering joining the Constitution Party.
  April 16 – Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appear at a debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
  April 22 – The Pennsylvania Democratic primary is won by Hillary Clinton. The Republican primary is won by John McCain.
  April 24–27 – The Constitution Party's National Convention is held in Kansas City, Missouri. Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle are nominated for the offices of President and Vice President respectively.
caption: Ron Paul speaks at the University of Pittsburgh, April 3, 2008.
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