2008 Campaign Events
The following list displays all campaign events of the major party nominees for president and vice president in each state from September 5, the day after the Republican presidential convention, to November 4. This information was compiled from the Washington Post and is based on publicly available information from media reports, campaigns, and other sources.  Some events are not included, since they were not deliberate campaign events, such as the debates or the candidates participation in forums and 9/11 remembrance ceremonies.

State Obama 
Biden  
     
 McCain 
Palin  
     
All Events*    
 Percentage of Events
Ohio 11
 19
18
 14
62
  20.67%
Florida
 17
 9
13
 7
46
  15.33%
Pennsylvania
 4
 8
18
 10
40
  13.33%
Virginia
 11
 5
3
 4
23
  7.67%
Missouri
 4
 8
5
 4
21
  7.00%
Colorado 7
 4
6
 3
20
  6.67%
North Carolina
 5
 5
2
 3
15
  5.00%
Nevada
 6
 1
1 4
12
  4.00%
New Hampshire
 4
 3
2
 3
12  4.00%
Michigan
 5
 2
3
 0
10
 3.33%
Indiana
 3
 2
1
 3
9
 3.00%
New Mexico
 2
 1
5 0
8
 2.67%
Wisconsin
 2
 0
6
 0
8
 2.67%
Iowa
 1
 0
3
 3
7
  2.33%
Maine
 0
 0
0
 2
2
  0.67%
Minnesota
 0
 0
2
 0
2
 0.67%
District of Columbia
 0 1
0 0
1
 0.33%
Tennessee
 0 0
1
 0
1
 0.33%
West Virginia
Ohio
 0 1
0 0
1
 0.33%
Alabama
 0 0
0 0
0
 0.00% 
Alaska
 0 0
0 0
0
  0.00%
Arizona
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Arkansas
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
California
 0 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Connecticut
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Delaware
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Georgia
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Hawaii
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Idaho
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Illinois
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Kansas
 0 0
0
 0
0  0.00%
Kentucky
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Louisiana
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Maryland
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Massachusetts
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Mississippi
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Montana
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Nebraska
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
New Jersey
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
New York
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
North Dakota
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Oklahoma
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Oregon
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Rhode Island
 0 0
0 0
0
  0.00%
South Carolina
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
South Dakota
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Texas
 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Utah
 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%
Vermont
 0 0
0 0
0
  0.00%
Washington 0
 0
0
 0
0
  0.00%
Wyoming 0 0
0 0
0  0.00%

Total
82
69

89
60
 
300
  
100.00%

*Information in this chart is based on data from The Washington Post 2008 Campaign Tracker.
 
May 16th 2007
Proposals to change election process
The Charlotte Observer

David Ingram of the Charlotte Observer reports on the passage of NPV by the North Carolina Senate.

May 15th 2007
College antics
LA Daily News

The LA Daily News is dubious about the soundness of national popular vote to get around the Electoral College.

May 15th 2007
State Mostly Ignored by Candidates
Charlotte Observer

The North Carolina State Senate passes the National Popular Vote plan by a vote of 30-18.

May 14th 2007
North Carolina Senate Agrees to Vote Plan for Electing President
The Associated Press

North Carolina takes one step closer toward joining the National Popular Vote compact after passage by the State Senate.

May 3rd 2007
llinois leads way in breathing life into Electoral College
Medill News Service

This news story on the Illinois House passage of the National Popular Vote bill drives home why we need this fundamental change in our presidential elections.

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