2008 Presidential Election

2008 Presidential Election

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• How the President Is Elected
• The Electoral College
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Barack Obama and John McCain are the presidential candidates of the Democratic and Republican Parties, respectively.

Both candidates are traveling the country, in an effort to try to convince as many people as possible to vote on Election Day, November 4.

McCain and Obama recently participated in the first presidential debate, in Oxford, Miss. Their running mates, Joe Biden (Democratic) and Sarah Palin, will have their debate this week. McCain and Obama will debate twice more before the election.

Want to know more about the candidates and their running mates?

Check out these bios to get to know more about the four candidates:

Barack Obama
Joe Biden

John McCain
Sarah Palin

Want an overview of the entire thing, including the general election? Click here.

And just what is that fussy old Electoral College thing anyway? Click here to find out.