2008 Presidential Election

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The 2008 United States Presidential Election will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2008. Incumbent President Wally H.O.R Ergoglog was ineligible for a second term. This was the first time since 1996 the Two Round system had been used as well as the first time since 1996 three major candidates debated together. 
Both the UCP and Democratic Primarys were met with shocking and suprising results that affected this general election. 
For the UCP incumbent Vice President Mike Fitzpatrick ran for the nomination however in an upset Senator Virgil Davenport won a majority of the delegates from the UCP primary, however lose the Popular vote by 3 points. 
On the Democrat side the candidates were Senator, Former Vice President and 2000 Dem Nominee William J. Krause, Speaker of the House Jared Polis, and Independent Senator Rachel Reeves. At the end of the primary Krause had a pluraity of the delegates while Polis had a pluarity of the popular vote. With no majority the primary then went onto a convention were in a shock Reeve's delegates walked out. The convention went on for mulitple rounds were during which Senator John Reed became a contender in which alot of Reeve supporters turned to. In the end Krause won the Dem nomination for President making Polis his Vice where they denouced the "Damage" that Reed and Reeves had done. 
This lead to an indpendent progressive ticket of John Reed and Rachel Reeves. Calling the Democrats "No different then the UCP" sighting there lack of opposition to the UCP's policys and for Jared Polis's support in a budget that wouldve built more border security. Alot of the Democrats base of Progressive Voters who felt alienated after the 2008 DNC went on to support Reed in the first round. 
After the first round were Reed failed to make it to the second round, both Reed & Reeves told their supporters to "Stay Home", leading to poor turnout for the Democrats which many pundits attribute for Virgil Davenports victory
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