Confederate States Presidential Election, 2008 (Federation of Nations)

The 2008 Confederate States Presidential Election saw Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee defeat Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards in a landslide.

Republican party nomination
Republican candidates
 * Jim Gilmore, former Governor of Virginia
 * Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas
 * Steve Largent, Governor of Sequoyah
 * John McCain, C.S. senator from Arizona
 * Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina
 * Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
 * Fred Thompson, former C.S. senator from Tennesee

Vice President Phil Graham had been seen as the clear front-runner until he announced that he would not run in late 2005.

Virginia Senator George Allen had also been exspected to run, however, after almost losing his 2006 re-election campaign, Allen decided to remain out of the race.

McCain, Perry, and Thompson were considerd the front-runners until Huckabee won the crucial Panama straw poll. Huckabee's campaign gained strangth when Largent and Sanford withdrew from the race and endorsed Huckabee. Jim Gilmore withdrew after a poor straw poll showing and endorsed Thompson.

By the time of the Panama Caucus, only Huckabee and Perry were running neck-and-neck in the polls with Thompson and McCain fighting for third. At the caucuses, Huckabee swamped Perry as shown below;

2008 Panama Caucus Results

 * Huckabee || 45%
 * Perry || 24%
 * McCain || 18%
 * Thompson || 13%