2008 Democratic Primaries
The 2008 Democratic primaries were hectic. First, Obama won an upset victory in Iowa, with Clinton finishing second. However, the real shocker came when John Edwards pulled off an incredible victory and won New Hampshire. Nevertheless, Edwards' momentum soon faded and Obama became the frontrunner. Then, suddenly Hillary Clinton made a comeback and went on to win Florida and Texas, as well as her adopted home state of New York. A narrow 0.1% victory in the California completed the upset and Hillary Clinton became the Democratic frontrunner.
However, her campaign eventually ground to a halt due to poor debate performances and mounting scandal. All of a sudden, John Edwards was catapulted back into the race and won several states like Oregon and New Jersey. As the race headed into the summer, a deadlocked convention was all but certain when the party's super delegates split evenly between the candidates.
A chaotic contested convention eventually led to Obama emerging victorious on the second ballot.
Barack Hussein Obama was now the nominee of the Democratic party, a fierce general election lay ahead...