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.
 
March 29th 2007
Md. Senate Advances Bill To Dodge Electoral College
Washington Post

Maryland's state Senate has passed the National Popular Vote plan, and Governor O'Malley will sign.

March 20th 2007
Semantics need not stop a bedrock principle
The Washington Times

Adrienne Washington argues that the courts, not Congress, should decide the constitutionality of the DC Voting Rights Act of 2007.

February 15th 2007
Real Democracy Or Dystopia
TomPaine.com

New America's Steven Hill highlights America's crossroads: a diminishing role for voters in dumbed down elections or real democracy characterized by diverse legislatures, fair media and a directly elected president.

February 1st 2007
Maryland can lead the way to a popular vote for president
Takoma Voice

Maryland Delegate Sheila Hixson endorses the National Popular Vote plan.

January 7th 2007
Voting Changes Could Be Antidote To Toxic Politics
Hartford Courant

Neal Peirce touts direct election of the president, instant runoff and proportional voting in this commentary on the passing of reform-minded former President Gerald Ford.

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