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.
 
September 2nd 2007
How to divvy up state's electoral votes?
San Diego Union Tribune

A primer on the rival methods of allocating electoral votes in California, featuring analysis from FairVote.

August 30th 2007
Stealing the 2008 Vote
TomPaine.com

If you thought Tom DeLay's Texas gerrymandering scam in 2003 was bad, just wait. Now partisans are seeking to steal the 2008 presidential election.

August 27th 2007
Americans Would Get Rid of Electoral College
Angus Reid Global Monitor

According to Rasmussen Reports, only 30% of Americans feel we should preserve the Electoral College. Historically the public has favored a national popular vote by margins of 70% - 80%.

August 27th 2007
A simple reform: Count all votes
St. Petersburg Times

Special correspondent Martin Dyckman explains the partisan motivation in the recent move in California to award electoral votes by congressional district.

August 24th 2007
Deformed Reform
Slate Magazine

Maryland state senator Jamie Raskin explains the partisan gamesmanship behind the proposed Electoral College "reform" of allocating votes by congressional district.

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