2008 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary Puerto Rico presidential no 2004 Puerto Rico Democratic primary 2004 2012 Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses 2012 2008 06 01 x150px Hillary Clinton d4aa00 New York 263,120 67.73% x150px Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 121,458 31.27% Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary election results by municipality, 2008.svg 300px Primary results by municipality #d4aa00 Hillary Clinton #800080 Barack Obama ID MT The 2008 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 1, 2008. It was an open primary.http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/b530e5620707656454_ivm6bnzcw.pdf Puerto Rico Amended Delegate Selection Plan The Democratic Primary of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 2008-03-06 2008-05-08 PDF May 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080504202235/http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/b530e5620707656454_ivm6bnzcw.pdf dead Puerto Rico initially planned to hold caucuses, as was done in 2000 and 2004, on June 7, 2008. In December 2007, an error in the plan was discovered; the caucus date should have read June 1, 2008. Puerto Rico also decided to conduct a primary, rather than caucuses.http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7ZnrN6l4FlR0ioIgtKAdBSCSokAD8VK1U980 Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary Associated Press 2008-03-24 2008-03-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080327130510/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7ZnrN6l4FlR0ioIgtKAdBSCSokAD8VK1U980 March 27, 2008 Puerto Rico sent 55 pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. These delegates were allotted on a proportional basis. The territory's delegation also included eight unpledged "superdelegates". Puerto Rico also selected one unpledged add-on delegate. Selection of the unpledged add-on delegate occurred at the Assembly of the Democratic Party of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on June 21, 2008, in San Juan. Polls were open from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, prevailing local time, Atlantic Standard Time (AST) (UTC-4, same as Eastern Daylight Time).Puerto Rico Democratic Delegation 2008 Hillary Clinton won the primary. The primary was the subject of a book published in 2010.• Te Quiero Puerto Rico - Primaria Presidencial Demócrata 2008,[21] Kenneth McClintock and Roberto Prats, published by Aguilar, a subsidiary of Editorial Santillana, First edition in Spanish (200pp), 2010, 978-1-60484-744-4 Polls Statewide opinion polling for the April, May, and June Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008#Puerto Rico In a poll conducted from March 31–April 5, 2008, Clinton led Obama by 13%, holding 50% to his 37%, with 13% undecided and a margin of error of ± 4.4%.http://www.pollster.com/blogs/poll_puerto_rico_dems.php Pollster.com: POLL: Puerto Rico Dems 2008-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080918182256/http://www.pollster.com/blogs/poll_puerto_rico_dems.php 2008-09-18 dead In a poll conducted from May 8–May 20, 2008, Clinton led Obama by 13%, holding 51% to his 38%, with 11% undecided and a margin of error of ± 3.4%.Clinton holds the lead in a new Puerto Rico poll. - By Tony Romm - Slate Magazine Superdelegate endorsements Puerto Rico's superdelegates endorsed candidates before the election. Four superdelegates, Democratic State Chair Roberto Prats, Vice Chair Luisette Cabañas, Puerto Rico Democratic National Committeeman Kenneth McClintock and Young Democrats of America (YDA) National Committeeman Francisco Domenech, a majority, had announced support for Sen. Hillary Clinton and the remaining 2, Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá and National Committeewoman Celita Roque, had announced support for Sen. Barack Obama. Campaigning on the Island Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama visited the island, campaigning to get as many votes as possible.http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/24/campaign.wrap/index.html CNN Clinton, Obama court Puerto Rican voters - CNN.com May 24, 2008 May 22, 2010 Both campaigns also sent surrogates. In the Obama campaign, his spouse, Michelle, travelled once to Puerto Rico. In the Clinton campaign, the candidate's daughter, Chelsea, and her spouse President Bill Clinton, both travelled twice to Puerto Rico and during one extensive campaign day, May 26, the three attended several events together in Ponce and San Juan, according to a book by Democratic State Chair Roberto Prats and Senate President Kenneth McClintock. Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary, 2008http://www.ceepur.org/Presidenciales08/Div/index.aspx.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080602082437/http://www.ceepur.org/Presidenciales08/Div/index.aspx.htm dead 2008-06-02 Primarias Presidenciales 2008 - Partido Demócrata 2008-06-01 Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico 2008-06-02 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegateshttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/PR-D.phtml Puerto Rico Democratic Delegation 2008 Berg-Andersson Richard E. 2008-06-01 The Green Papers 2008-06-01 Hillary Clinton 263,120 67.73% 38 Barack Obama121,45831.27% 17 Pending 1,6500.42% 0 Blank Ballots 1,0710.28% 0 Provisional Ballot 1,1780.30% 0 Total 388,477 100.00% 55 See also Puerto Rico Politics Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008 Puerto Rico Republican caucuses, 2008 References External links Puerto Rico 2008 presidential primary results Puerto Rico 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates https://web.archive.org/web/20080814153601/http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Puerto_Rico_2008_presidential_primary_and_superdelegates August 14, 2008 at SourceWatch Democratic primary Category:2008 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state or territory 2008