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.
 
April 19th 2008
Anyone else upset about Electoral College?
Ashville Citizen-Times

Commentary by John Boyle on problems with the Electoral College.

March 24th 2008
Idea of National Popular Vote weighed by Ariz. lawmakers
The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Republic reports on the growing attention the National Popular Vote plan is receiving nationwide and in its home state of Arizona.

March 6th 2008
A Way Out of the Nader Dilemma
Philadelphia Daily News

New America Foundation's Steven Hill touts instant runoff voting as a solution to the spoiler problem presented by third party candidates, like Ralph Nader.

March 6th 2008
Nader Enters the Race
The Harvard Independent

Harvard student discusses instant runoff voting as the smart solution to allow entrance of third parties into our political system.

March 3rd 2008
Think you have the right to vote? Think again
The DeLand Deltona Beacon

Leon County (FL) Supervisor of Elections Ion Sancho discusses the need for an affirmative right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.

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