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 2nd 2008
For National Popular Vote
The Hartford Courant

Connecticut Editorial endorses the National Popular Vote plan for President.

March 2nd 2008
Hawaii considers electing president by popular vote
Associated Press

FairVote's Rob Richie is quoted in this associated press article discussing Hawaii's move towards passage of the national popular vote plan.

February 20th 2008
A step toward ditching outdated Electoral College
The Daily News

Washington paper endorses the state's move to the National Popular Vote plan.

February 18th 2008
A fix for the Electoral College
The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe endorses the National Popular Vote plan.

February 15th 2008
John Martin: Examining the history of electoral votes
Bangor Daily News

Maine Senator John Martin examines Maine's method of allocating electoral votes and asserts his support of the National Popular Vote plan.

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