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| election_name = 2008 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary |
| election_name = 2008 [[Connecticut]] Democratic presidential primary |
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| country = Connecticut |
| country = Connecticut |
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| type = presidential |
| type = presidential |
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| ongoing = no |
| ongoing = no |
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| previous_election = Connecticut Democratic |
| previous_election = 2004 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary |
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| previous_year = 2004 |
| previous_year = 2004 |
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| next_election = Connecticut Democratic |
| next_election = 2016 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary |
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| next_year = 2016 |
| next_year = 2016 |
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| election_date = {{Start date|2008|02|05}} |
| election_date = {{Start date|2008|02|05}} |
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| image1 = [[File:Barack Obama.jpg|119px]] |
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| candidate1 = '''[[Barack Obama]]''' |
| candidate1 = '''[[Barack Obama]]''' |
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| home_state1 = [[Illinois]] |
| home_state1 = [[Illinois]] |
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| popular_vote1 = '''179,742''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''179,742''' |
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| percentage1 = '''50.70%''' |
| percentage1 = '''50.70%''' |
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| image2 = [[File:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg|120px]] |
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| candidate2 = [[Hillary Clinton]] |
| candidate2 = [[Hillary Clinton]] |
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| home_state2 = [[New York (state)|New York]] |
| home_state2 = [[New York (state)|New York]] |
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| popular_vote2 = 165,426 |
| popular_vote2 = 165,426 |
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| percentage2 = 46.66% |
| percentage2 = 46.66% |
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| map_image = [[File:Connecticut Democratic presidential primary election results by county margins, 2008.svg|250px]] |
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| map_caption = Primary results by county <br/>'''Clinton:''' {{legend0|#fce0b4|40–50%}} {{legend0|#f1c98b|50–60%}} <br/>'''Obama:''' {{legend0|#cf94cf|50–60%}} |
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| outgoing_members = [[2008 Colorado Democratic caucuses|CO]] |
| outgoing_members = [[2008 Colorado Democratic presidential caucuses|CO]] |
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| elected_members = [[2008 Delaware Democratic primary|DE]] |
| elected_members = [[2008 Delaware Democratic presidential primary|DE]] |
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| votes_for_election = 60 delegates to the [[2008 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] (48 pledged, 12 unpledged)<br>The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote |
| votes_for_election = 60 delegates to the [[2008 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] (48 pledged, 12 unpledged)<br>The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote |
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{{Elections in Connecticut sidebar}} |
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The '''2008 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary''' took place on [[Super Tuesday (2008)|Super Tuesday]], February 5, 2008, with 48 delegates at stake. The winner in each of [[Connecticut's congressional districts|Connecticut's five congressional districts]] was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 31. Another 17 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, [[Barack Obama]]. The 48 delegates represented Connecticut at the [[2008 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] in [[Denver, Colorado]]. Twelve other unpledged delegates, known as [[superdelegate]]s, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well. |
The '''2008 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary''' took place on [[Super Tuesday (2008)|Super Tuesday]], February 5, 2008, with 48 delegates at stake. The winner in each of [[Connecticut's congressional districts|Connecticut's five congressional districts]] was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 31. Another 17 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, [[Barack Obama]]. The 48 delegates represented Connecticut at the [[2008 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] in [[Denver, Colorado]]. Twelve other unpledged delegates, known as [[superdelegate]]s, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well. |
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Connecticut held a [[closed primary]], meaning only registered Democrats could vote. |
Connecticut held a [[closed primary]], meaning only registered Democrats could vote. |
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==Campaign== |
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The [[Connecticut Legislature]] voted to move Connecticut's presidential primaries to February 5 in order to increase the state's stature in the presidential nominating process, as many other states also did for the primaries of both parties. Largely due to a close Democratic race, the legislature's dream came true, as both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama devoted much attention in the state through television advertising, and even campaigned in the state the day before the primary: |
The [[Connecticut Legislature]] voted to move Connecticut's presidential primaries to February 5 in order to increase the state's stature in the presidential nominating process, as many other states also did for the primaries of both parties. Largely due to a close Democratic race, the legislature's dream came true, as both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama devoted much attention in the state through television advertising, and even campaigned in the state the day before the primary: |
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*Clinton campaigned in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], conducting a round-table discussion at [[Yale University]]. She had campaigned in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] one week earlier. |
*Clinton campaigned in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], conducting a round-table discussion at [[Yale University]]. She had campaigned in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] one week earlier. |
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==Polling== |
==Polling== |
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{{main|Statewide opinion polling for the Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries |
{{main|Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries#Connecticut}} |
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Up until late January 2008, New York Senator Hillary Clinton seemed clearly favored to win the Connecticut primary, taking a wide lead over her second closest rival, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, in every poll. However, a poll on January 27, 2008, showed a tie between Clinton and Obama. After that, polls showed a close race. Clinton took a 13 point lead over Obama in one poll, but Obama led by 2 and 4 in 2 more polls. The final poll showed Obama leading Clinton with 48% to 46%. |
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==Results== |
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{{see also|Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries}} |
{{see also|Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries}} |
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The turnout of almost 355,000 voters shattered the previous record for a primary election in the state, even topping the bitterly contested [[ |
The turnout of almost 355,000 voters shattered the previous record for a primary election in the state, even topping the bitterly contested [[2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2006 Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senate Primary]] between [[Joe Lieberman]] and [[Ned Lamont]]. |
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! colspan="7" | 2008 Connecticut Democratic Presidential Primary Results |
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==Analysis== |
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Barack Obama's narrow win in the Connecticut Democratic Primary can be traced to a number of factors. According to the exit polls, 82 percent of voters in the Connecticut Democratic Primary were [[White (U.S. Census)|Caucasian]] and they narrowly favored Clinton by a margin of 49-48 compared to the 9 percent of [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] voters who backed Obama by a margin of 74-24 and the 6 percent of [[Hispanic]]/[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] voters who also backed Obama by a margin of 53-43. Obama won all age groups except [[senior citizen]]s ages 65 and over who narrowly backed Clinton by a margin of 50-47. Obama also won more affluent voters making over $50,000 while Clinton won less affluent voters making less than $50,000. Obama also won higher-educated voters (college graduates 57-42; postgraduate studies 58-41) while less-educated voters backed Clinton (some college or associate degree 53-43; high school graduates 55-41). While registered Democrats narrowly favored Clinton 50-48, [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] largely favored Obama by a margin of 62-32; he also won all ideological groups. Pertaining to religion, Obama won all major denominations except [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]] who backed Clinton with a 59-39 margin – Obama won [[Protestantism|Protestants]] 61-36, other Christians 63-33, [[Judaism|Jews]] 61-38, other religions 65-32, and [[Atheism|atheists]]/[[Agnosticism|agnostics]] 52-47. |
Barack Obama's narrow win in the Connecticut Democratic Primary can be traced to a number of factors. According to the exit polls, 82 percent of voters in the Connecticut Democratic Primary were [[White (U.S. Census)|Caucasian]] and they narrowly favored Clinton by a margin of 49-48 compared to the 9 percent of [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] voters who backed Obama by a margin of 74-24 and the 6 percent of [[Hispanic]]/[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] voters who also backed Obama by a margin of 53-43. Obama won all age groups except [[senior citizen]]s ages 65 and over who narrowly backed Clinton by a margin of 50-47. Obama also won more affluent voters making over $50,000 while Clinton won less affluent voters making less than $50,000. Obama also won higher-educated voters (college graduates 57-42; postgraduate studies 58-41) while less-educated voters backed Clinton (some college or associate degree 53-43; high school graduates 55-41). While registered Democrats narrowly favored Clinton 50-48, [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] largely favored Obama by a margin of 62-32; he also won all ideological groups. Pertaining to religion, Obama won all major denominations except [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]] who backed Clinton with a 59-39 margin – Obama won [[Protestantism|Protestants]] 61-36, other Christians 63-33, [[Judaism|Jews]] 61-38, other religions 65-32, and [[Atheism|atheists]]/[[Agnosticism|agnostics]] 52-47. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Connecticut Republican |
* [[2008 Connecticut Republican presidential primary]] |
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* [[Democratic Party |
* [[2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:2008 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state]] |
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[[Category:2008 Connecticut elections]] |
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[[Category:Connecticut Democratic primaries|2008]] |
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The 2008 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, with 48 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Connecticut's five congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 31. Another 17 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Barack Obama. The 48 delegates represented Connecticut at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Twelve other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.
Connecticut held a closed primary, meaning only registered Democrats could vote.
Campaign
[edit]The Connecticut Legislature voted to move Connecticut's presidential primaries to February 5 in order to increase the state's stature in the presidential nominating process, as many other states also did for the primaries of both parties. Largely due to a close Democratic race, the legislature's dream came true, as both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama devoted much attention in the state through television advertising, and even campaigned in the state the day before the primary:
- Clinton campaigned in New Haven, conducting a round-table discussion at Yale University. She had campaigned in Hartford one week earlier.
- Barack Obama held a huge rally at the XL Center (formerly the Hartford Civic Center) in Hartford, attracting over 16,000 people.
Going into Super Tuesday, the state was viewed as a toss-up and was seen as an important bellwether for the overall race on Super Tuesday. The predictions were right as the results gave Obama a narrow victory over Clinton; the second-closest race on Super Tuesday (only in Missouri was the race closer). Connecticut was considered an upset by the media and the Clinton campaign due to Connecticut's close proximity to Clinton's home state of New York.
Polling
[edit]Up until late January 2008, New York Senator Hillary Clinton seemed clearly favored to win the Connecticut primary, taking a wide lead over her second closest rival, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, in every poll. However, a poll on January 27, 2008, showed a tie between Clinton and Obama. After that, polls showed a close race. Clinton took a 13 point lead over Obama in one poll, but Obama led by 2 and 4 in 2 more polls. The final poll showed Obama leading Clinton with 48% to 46%.
Results
[edit]The turnout of almost 355,000 voters shattered the previous record for a primary election in the state, even topping the bitterly contested 2006 Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senate Primary between Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont.
| 2008 Connecticut Democratic Presidential Primary Results | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 179,742 | 50.70% | 26 | ||
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 165,426 | 46.66% | 22 | ||
| Democratic | John Edwards | 3,424 | 0.97% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Uncommitted | 3,038 | 0.86% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Christopher Dodd | 912 | 0.26% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 846 | 0.24% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Joe Biden | 440 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Richardson | 436 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Mike Gravel | 275 | 0.08% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 354,539 | 100.00% | 48 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | — | ||||
Analysis
[edit]Barack Obama's narrow win in the Connecticut Democratic Primary can be traced to a number of factors. According to the exit polls, 82 percent of voters in the Connecticut Democratic Primary were Caucasian and they narrowly favored Clinton by a margin of 49-48 compared to the 9 percent of African American voters who backed Obama by a margin of 74-24 and the 6 percent of Hispanic/Latino voters who also backed Obama by a margin of 53-43. Obama won all age groups except senior citizens ages 65 and over who narrowly backed Clinton by a margin of 50-47. Obama also won more affluent voters making over $50,000 while Clinton won less affluent voters making less than $50,000. Obama also won higher-educated voters (college graduates 57-42; postgraduate studies 58-41) while less-educated voters backed Clinton (some college or associate degree 53-43; high school graduates 55-41). While registered Democrats narrowly favored Clinton 50-48, Independents largely favored Obama by a margin of 62-32; he also won all ideological groups. Pertaining to religion, Obama won all major denominations except Roman Catholics who backed Clinton with a 59-39 margin – Obama won Protestants 61-36, other Christians 63-33, Jews 61-38, other religions 65-32, and atheists/agnostics 52-47.
While all counties in Connecticut were extremely close, Obama won six of the state's eight counties – Clinton won New London and Windham counties in Eastern Connecticut.