Puerto Rico Democratic primary, 2008

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The 2008 Puerto Rico Democratic primary took place on June 1, 2008. It was an open primary.[1] Puerto Rico initially planned to hold caucuses, as was done in 2000 and 2004, on June 7, 2008. In December 2007, a typo 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.[2] Puerto Rico has 55 pledged delegates which will be alloted on a proportional basis and 8 unpledged "superdelegates". Puerto Rico will select 1 Unpledged add-on delegate. Selection of the unpledged add-on delegate will occur at the Assembly of the Democratic Party of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on June 21, 2008 in San Juan. As of April 30, 2008, 4 superdelegates had announced support for Sen. Hillary Clinton and 2 had announced support for Sen. Barack Obama. 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).[3][4] The voter output in this event marked the lowest in Puerto Rico's recent history with a total of 387,299.[5] This surpased the previous low of 553,955.[5]

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[edit] Polls

Main article: 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%.[6]

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%.[7]

[edit] Campaigning on the Island

Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama visited the island, campaigning to get as many votes as possible.[8]

[edit] Results

See also: Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary, 2008[9]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates[10]
Hillary Clinton 263,120 67.73% 38
Barack Obama 121,458 31.27% 17
Pending 1,650 0.42% 0
Blank Ballots 1,071 0.28% 0
Provisional Ballot 1,178 0.30% 0
Total 388,477 100.00% 55

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Puerto Rico Amended Delegate Selection Plan. The Democratic Primary of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2008-03-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
  2. ^ Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary. Associated Press (2008-03-24). Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ Puerto Rico Democratic Delegation 2008
  4. ^ Puerto Rico 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates - Congresspedia
  5. ^ a b (2008-06-02) "Política", A evaluar la poca participación primarista (in Spanish). Puerto Rico: El Nuevo Día. 
  6. ^ Pollster.com: POLL: Puerto Rico Dems
  7. ^ Clinton holds the lead in a new Puerto Rico poll. - By Tony Romm - Slate Magazine
  8. ^ Clinton, Obama court Puerto Rican voters - CNN.com
  9. ^ Primarias Presidenciales 2008 - Partido Demócrata. Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (2008-06-01). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  10. ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard E. (2008-06-01). Puerto Rico Democratic Delegation 2008. The Green Papers. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.

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