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Alright, my final attempt at a newspaper article timeline. Please bear with me. I will start off with the 2008 election season, and continue on following the McCain vs. Edwards campaign.

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Obama concedes, Edwards clinches nomination
July 1st, 2008



Just hours ago, Democratic candidate Barack Obama ended his campaign to get the nomination for President of the United States. This comes after nearly a month of contested primaries, especially in Texas. Much of the debate during the last month was over the Delegates that former candidate Hilary Clinton left behind before her departure on March 5th, when she was forced out of the race after being shot at a campaign event in Texas. While she has endorsed Obama, Edwards gained many of her southern delegates. It is believed that Senator Obama pulled out due to recently released poll numbers indicating that 54% of Democrats supported John Edwards, and only 44% supported Obama.

John Edwards is now the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party, and there is much speculation on who John Edwards will choose as his Vice Presidential nominee. With Obama out of the race, Edwards can now concentrate his attacks on John McCain, the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, which had been out of the primary season for several months, giving John McCain a chance to gather support against either Obama or Edwards. Speculation on Vice Presidential nominees is rampant, but for the Republicans, George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, or John Thune seem to be big names for the Republicans. Barack Obama, Tim Kaine, Al Gore, and Hilary Clinton (Should her health improve greatly) have been speculated as well.

Polling indicates that John McCain is ahead of Edwards by a single point, well within the margin of error.

Presidential Election Tracking Poll, July 1st-8th

McCain: 45%
Edwards: 44%
Unsure/Other: 11%
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