Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

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The 2008 Republican primaries will be the selection process by which the Republicans elect delegates who will then elect the GOP candidate in the 2008 election for President and Vice President of the United States. The primary season is a series of primaries and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Republican National Convention to be held in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota from September 1 until September 4, 2008, where the delegates will vote on who their candidate will be. A simple majority of delegate votes (1,230 out of 2,458) is required to become the party's nominee.

Dates

Republican candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential election will campaign for the nomination from their party. The tentative timeline is as follows, with the number of delegates awarded for each state in parentheses:^[1]

^States that are considering or in the process of moving their primary or caucus (see next section for details).

States in the Process of Moving Their Primary/Caucus

Nebraska - Current law places their primary on May 13. Legislative Bill 460 would replace that with a caucus to be held on the second Saturday in February (2/9 in 2008). The bill is currently in committee.^[10]
North Carolina - Current law places their primary on May 6. Senate Bill 168 would move the primary to the first Tuesday in February (2/5 in 2008). The bill is currently in committee. ^[11]

State Not Holding a Caucus or Primary

Kansas - Current Kansas law allows for a primary to be held the first Tuesday in April; however, the state has not held a Presidential primary since 1992. On April 18, 2007, the state legislature removed the appropriations for a 2008 primary from the state budget, meaning there will be no Presidential primary again in 2008.

Opinion Polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

Candidates

Main article: Official and Potential 2008 United States presidential election Republican candidates

Notes and References

^
Dougherty, Danny. "Presidential primary and caucus dates", Stateline.org, 2007-10-17. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
^ http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RAPI500&show_article=1&catnum=3
^ The South Carolina Republican Party has moved their primary to January 19th, before Florida's January 29 primary, in order to retain their status as the "first in the south" primary. Because of this, NH, WY, and IA are all expected to move their primaries earlier as well.
^ By New Hampshire state law, the New Hampshire primary must precede any other "similar contest" by at least seven days - except for the Iowa caucus, which is grandfathered in because of Iowa law setting them as the first caucus in the country. The NH Secretary of State has the authority to move the primary to whatever date he or she determines.
^ The law passed in Florida requires their primary to be held on the first Tuesday in February (2/5 in 2008) OR seven days after the NH primary, whichever comes earlier. The law also provides that the primary cannot be held any earlier than January 8, 2008 should New Hampshire move their primary into 2007. Currently, the Democratic NH primary is set for January 22, meaning the Florida primary is currently set for seven days later on 1/29.
^ In Maine, the state parties set the date of their Presidential preference caucuses, and the Maine GOP moved its caucuses to this date; see Official Maine GOP Schedule
^ Montana GOP Approves Caucus
^ West Virginia will select its 18 At-Large Delegates on 2/5 at a State Party Convention, but then select its 9 District Delegates and 3 Unpledged Delegates during the party primary on Tuesday, May 13.
^ The Washington State Republican Party will select 18 of its delegates based on party caucuses on February 9th, 19 based on the state primary on February 19th, and 3 party officers as automatic delegates.
^ "Nebraska LB 460 History", Nebraska Legislature.gov. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
^ "NC Senate Bill 168 History", North Carolina General Assembly Online. Retrieved on 2007-4-30.

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Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

Dates

Phase One: Early Primaries and Caucuses

Phase Two: "Super-Tuesday", "Mega-Tuesday" or "National Primary Day"

Phase Three: The Rest of the Race

States in the Process of Moving Their Primary/Caucus

State Not Holding a Caucus or Primary

Opinion Polling

Candidates

Notes and References

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