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2008 Democratic National Convention
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2008 Democratic National Convention
The United States
2008 Democratic National Convention
was a quadrennial
presidential nominating convention
of the
Democratic Party
where it adopted its national platform and officially nominated its candidates for
President
and
Vice President
. The convention was held in
Denver
, Colorado, from August 25 to August 28, 2008, at
Pepsi Center
.
Senator
Barack Obama
of
Illinois
, gave his acceptance speech on August 28 at
Invesco Field
in what the party called an "Open Convention". Denver last hosted the
Democratic National Convention
in
1908
. Obama became the party's first African-American nominee for President. Senator
Joe Biden
of
Delaware
, was nominated for Vice President.
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