Super Tuesday, 2008 Totally Explained

Everything about Super Tuesday 2008 totally explained

Super Tuesday 2008, Super Duper Tuesday, Giga Tuesday, Tsunami Tuesday, and The Tuesday of Destiny are names for February 5, 2008, the day on which the largest simultaneous number of state U.S. presidential primary elections in the history of U.S. primaries were held. Twenty-four states and American Samoa^¤ held either caucuses or primary elections for one or both parties on this date. Furthermore, the week-long Democrats Abroad Global Primary began on this day.
The large number of states that held elections on February 5 could have shortened the period between the first caucus in Iowa, on January 3 2008, and the de facto selection of a party's nominee to just a few weeks. It was held approximately one month before Super Tuesday II.

Names and prior election cycles

The name Super Duper Tuesday is a reference to earlier Super Tuesdays, which have always been the date on which the largest number of primaries were held. The term Super Duper Tuesday has been repeatedly re-coined to refer to even more states holding their primaries on this date, with the first recorded usage so far found dating back to 1985. In 2004, Super Tuesday was on March 2. In 2004, the equivalent cohort of primaries, on February 3 2004, was called Mini-Tuesday—only seven states held their primaries on that date.
On June 3 2007, the name Tsunami Tuesday—conveying the potential of the large number of simultaneous primaries to completely change the political landscape—was mentioned on Meet the Press during a round-table discussion with presidential campaign strategists James Carville, Bob Shrum, Mary Matalin, and Mike Murphy.
Super Tuesday fell on Mardi Gras and the New York Giants victory parade in 2008. Voting was also hampered in several states by a major tornado outbreak that killed 58 people.

Scheduling

As of February 2007, eight states planned to hold primary or caucus elections on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico Democrats, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia Republicans^‡. However to increase their importance in the candidate selection process, several states moved up their contests, which some pundits criticized as being "pure self-interest." Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas Democrats^†, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana Republicans^§, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee.
In an attempt to keep states from moving their primary or caucus elections even earlier, the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee established penalties for states holding elections earlier than 5 February 2008. The Republican National Committee has reduced by half the number of convention delegates from five states: Wyoming, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida, and Michigan.

Response

Advocates for earlier elections point out that voters could have fewer candidates to select from with a later contest, because candidates who don't fare well in the early primaries and caucuses often drop out. Likewise, presidential campaigns spend "big bucks" on advertising, hotel rooms, and campaign staff, which can be an economic boon to states holding earlier elections. !! Republican Winner !! % of Popular Vote !! # Delegates Won !! Show/Place Notes |- !Alabama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 56% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 26 !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| Mike Huckabee !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 41% !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 20 !! |- !Alaska (C)!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 75% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 9 !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| Mitt Romney !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 45%!!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 12 !! |- !American Samoa^¤ (C)!! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 57% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 2 !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !! |- !Arizona!! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 51% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 31 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 48% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 50 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !Arkansas!! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 73% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 27 !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| Mike Huckabee !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 62% !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 32 !! |- !California!! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton!! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 52% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 204 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 44% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 149 !! |- !Colorado (C)!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 67% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 33 !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| Mitt Romney !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 57% !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 43 !! |- !Connecticut!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 51% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 26 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 52% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 27 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !Delaware!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 53% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 9 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 45% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 18 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !Georgia!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 67% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 59 !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| Mike Huckabee !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 34% !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 69 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !Idaho (C)!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 79% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 15 !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !! |- !Illinois!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 65% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 104 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 47% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 55 !! |- !Kansas^† (C) !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 74% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 23 !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !! |- !Massachusetts !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 56% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 55 !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| Mitt Romney !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 51% !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 22 !! |- !Minnesota (C) !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 66% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 48 !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| Mitt Romney !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 42% !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 38!! |- !Missouri !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 49% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 36 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 33% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 58 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !Montana^§ (C) !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| Mitt Romney !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 38% !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 25 !! |- !New Jersey !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 54% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 59 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 55% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 52 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !New Mexico (C) !!style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !!style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 49% !!style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 14 !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !! |- !New York !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 57% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 139 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 51% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 101 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !North Dakota (C) !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 61% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 8 !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| Mitt Romney !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 36% !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 8 !! |- !Oklahoma !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 55% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 24 !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| John McCain !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 37% !!style="background-color: #E0D060;"| 32 !! |- !Tennessee !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| Hillary Clinton !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 54% !! style="background-color: #DDA0DD;"| 40 !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| Mike Huckabee !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 34% !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 21 !! |- !Utah !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Barack Obama!!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 57% !!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| 14 !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| Mitt Romney !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 88% !!style="background-color: #E48282;"| 36 !! (WTA for GOP.) |- !West Virginia^‡ !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #C4C4C4;"| !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| Mike Huckabee !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 52% !!style="background-color: #82C482;"| 18 !! (WTA for GOP.) |}

Democrats

	Number of states won	Number of delegates won
Hillary Clinton	9	826
Barack Obama	13	838

Republicans

	Number of states won	Number of delegates won
John McCain	9	602
Mitt Romney	7	201
Mike Huckabee	5	152
Ron Paul	0	10

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