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Skink

(10,122 posts) Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:59 PM Jan 2012

I could look this up but who ran in 08 against Obama?

I know it wasn't Fred Thompson.

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I could look this up but who ran in 08 against Obama? (Original Post) Skink Jan 2012 OP

He was in the republican primary and he dropped out. McCain ran against Obama southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #1

Thompson was a repug wannabe, elleng Jan 2012 #2

Are you talking about the Democratic primaries? AngryOldDem Jan 2012 #3

In the primary, Clinton and Edwards. In the General, McCain (with running mate Caribou Barbie) nt Critters2 Jan 2012 #4

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

1. He was in the republican primary and he dropped out. McCain ran against Obama

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Sat Jan 21, 2012, 08:00 PM

Jan 2012

elleng

(130,895 posts)

2. Thompson was a repug wannabe,

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Sat Jan 21, 2012, 08:03 PM

Jan 2012

against McCain and others.
Hillary, among others, ran against Senator Obama in Dem. primaries.

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)

3. Are you talking about the Democratic primaries?

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Sat Jan 21, 2012, 08:06 PM

Jan 2012

John Edwards and Hillary Clinton, mainly.

For the Republicans, Rudy Guilani, Mike Huckabee, Mitt, Thompson, Ron Paul, and a couple others in addition to McCain.

Critters2

(30,889 posts)

4. In the primary, Clinton and Edwards. In the General, McCain (with running mate Caribou Barbie) nt

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Sat Jan 21, 2012, 08:07 PM

Jan 2012

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