Important dates leading up to 2008 election

By ABC7

  • Jan. 3, 2008: Iowa presidential caucuses

  • Jan. 5, 2008: Back-to-back Republican and Democratic presidential debates hosted by ABC News, WMUR and Facebook, Manchester, NH

  • Jan. 5, 2008: Undecided Women Voters Forum at Radisson Hotel Ballroom Manchester, NH

  • Jan. 5, 2008: Wyoming Republican presidential caucus

  • Jan. 6, 2008: Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee take part in a Republican presidential forum hosted by Fox News

  • Jan. 8, 2008: New Hampshire presidential primary

  • Jan. 10, 2008: Republican presidential debate hosted by Fox News in Myrtle Beach, SC.

  • Jan. 15, 2008: Michigan presidential primaries

  • Jan. 15, 2008: Democratic presidential debate sponsored by Caucus of African American Nevadans and Impacto, Las Vegas, NV

  • Jan. 16, 2008: NPR ETV public radio, radio only debate, Columbia, SC

  • Jan. 19, 2008: Nevada presidential caucuses

  • Jan. 19, 2008: South Carolina Republican primary

  • Jan. 21, 2008: South Carolina Democratic debate sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute CNN, Myrtle Beach, SC.

  • Jan. 24, 2008: Republican 2008 Florida Presidential debate hosted by Florida Atlantic University and broadcast on MSNBC, Boca Raton, FL

  • Jan. 26, 2008: South Carolina Democratic primary

  • Jan. 28, 2008: President Bush delivers the State of the Union

  • Jan. 29, 2008: Florida presidential primaries

  • Jan. 30, 2008: Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN/Los Angeles Times/Politico, Simi Valley, CA

  • Jan. 31, 2008: Democratic presidential debate sponsored by CNN/Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA

  • Feb. 1-2, 2008: Maine Republican presidential caucus

  • Feb. 4, 2008: The deadline for the California Republican party to turn in petition signatures for the California Counts campaign - trying to get the state to dole out electoral votes by congressional district, not winner-take-all.

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Alabama presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Alaska Republican congressional district convention

  • Feb. 5, 2008: American Samoa Democratic caucuses

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Arizona presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Arkansas presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: California presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Colorado presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Connecticut presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Delaware presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Georgia presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Idaho Democratic caucuses

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Illinois presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Kansas Democratic caucuses

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Massachusetts presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Minnesota presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Missouri presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Montana Republican caucuses

  • Feb. 5, 2008: New Jersey presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: New Mexico Democratic presidential primary

  • Feb. 5, 2008: New York presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: North Dakota presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Oklahoma presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Tennessee presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Utah presidential primaries

  • Feb. 5, 2008: West Virginia Republican convention

  • Feb. 5, 2008: Democrats abroad caucuses

  • Feb. 5-12, 2008: Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 7-9, 2007: Conservative Political Action Conference, Washington, DC.

  • Feb. 9, 2008: Democratic Party of Virginia's annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, Richmond, Virginia

  • Feb. 9, 2008: Kansas Republican presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 9, 2008: Louisiana presidential primaries

  • Feb. 9, 2008: Washington presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 9, 2008: Nebraska Democratic presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 9, 2008: Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses

  • Feb. 10, 2008: Maine Democratic presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 12, 2008: Maryland presidential primaries

  • Feb. 12, 2008: Virginia presidential primaries

  • Feb. 12, 2008: Washington, DC presidential primaries

  • Feb. 14, 2008: Rudy Giuliani visits Fargo for a fundraiser, Fargo, SD and speaks to the South Dakota Law Enforcement Game Feed, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Feb. 16, 2008: Guam Republican state convention

  • Feb. 19, 2008: Wisconsin presidential primaries

  • Feb. 19, 2008: Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses

  • Feb. 23, 2008: American Somoa Republican state convention

  • Feb. 23, 2008: Virgin Island Republican caucuses

  • Feb. 24, 2008: Puerto Rico Republican primary

  • Feb. 28, 2007: MSNBC hosts back to back forums on energy for presidential candidates from both parties, Houston, TX.

  • Feb. 29, 2008: Colorado Democrats' 75th annual Jefferson Jackson Day dinner takes place at the Colorado Convention Center

  • Mar. 4, 2008: Ohio presidential primaries

  • Mar. 4, 2008: Rhode Island presidential primaries

  • Mar. 4, 2008: Texas presidential primaries

  • Mar. 4, 2008: Vermont presidential primaries

  • Mar. 8, 2008: Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses

  • Mar. 10, 2008: American Somoa Democratic caucuses

  • Mar. 11, 2008: Mississippi presidential primaries

  • Mar. 15, 2008: Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses

  • Apr. 15-20, 2008: Pope Benedict XVI to visit Washington, DC and New York City

  • Apr. 22, 2008: Pennsylvania presidential primaries

  • May 3, 2008: Guam Democratic caucuses

  • May 4 - 6, 2007: The 2nd Annual National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) Washington Conference will be held at the Hilton Washington,1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

  • May 6, 2008: Indiana presidential primaries

  • May 6, 2008: North Carolina presidential primaries

  • May 13, 2008: Nebraska Republican presidential primary

  • May 13, 2008: West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

  • May 17, 2008: Hawaii Republican state convention

  • May 20, 2008: Kentucky presidential primaries

  • May 20, 2008: Oregon presidential primaries

  • May 27, 2008: Idaho Republican presidential primary

  • Jun. 3, 2008: New Mexico Republican presidential primary

  • Jun. 3, 2008: Montana Democratic presidential primary

  • Jun. 3, 2008: South Dakota presidential primaries

  • Jun. 14, 2008: Puerto Rico Democratic state convention

  • Aug. 25-28, 2008: Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO

  • Sep. 1-4, 2008: Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-ST. Paul, MN

  • Sep. 26, 2008: Presidential debate with domestic policy focus, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

  • Oct. 2, 2008: Vice Presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

  • Oct. 7, 2008: Presidential debate in a town hall format, Belmont University, Nashville, TN

  • Oct. 15, 2008:Presidential debate with foreign policy focus, Hofsta University, Hempstead, NY

  • Nov. 4, 2008: Election Day!

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