Obama, McCain and Clinton.
In 2008, John McCain and Barack Obama ran for President. Barack Obama made history as the first black President ever elected.
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2008.
Just to clarify, there are more than two people running for president, a fairly comprehensive list of candidates can be found on Wikipedia. John McCain (Republican candidate) Barack Obama (Democratic candidate)
In the 2008 US Presidential Election, none of the candidates was an incumbent President or Vice-President. President George W. Bush completed his second term of office, and Vice-President Cheney didn't seek nomination.The Republican candidates were John McCain, US Senator (R-AZ), and Sarah Palin, (R) then-Governor of Alaska.The Democratic candidates were Barack Obama, US Senator (D-IL), and Joseph Biden, US Senator, (D-DE).
The Prohibition Party suffered a major split and each faction ran a different slate for President and Vice-President. The Presidential candidates were Earl Dodge and Gene Amondsen.
Running for president of the United States for election 2008.
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Joe Biden, Sarah Palin are the main ones. You can read more about them here: http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/candidates/vice-presidents.html Additional candidates are: Wayne Allyn Root Rosa Clemente Stewart Alexander Alyson Kennedy Dr. Susan Block Brian Rohrbough Matt Gonzalez
Joe Biden was elected to be Barrack Obama's 2008 running mate
Nader says he may run in 2008, especially if Hillary gets the nomination.
President Obama's vice president is Joseph ("Joe") Biden. Back when Mr. Obama was a senator and running for president in 2008, he selected Mr. Biden, a fellow senator with a lot of experience in foreign policy. They ran together in 2008 and won; and they ran together in 2012 and won again.