United States presidential election, 2008 (President McCain)

The United States presidential election of 2008 was held on Tuesday November 4, 2008 to elect the 44th president of the United States of America. It was the 56th quadrennial election for President and Vice President. Republican vice president George W Bush defeated Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton a Senator and former first lady who was the first female nominee for a major party ticket. The primary issues of the campaign were health care, education, foreign policy and taxation.