The US presidential election in 2008 is the 56th presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois State and Senator Democrat Senator Joe Biden have defeated Republican votes from Arizona Senators John McCain and Sarah. Governor of Alaska Parin. President Obama became the first African - American to be elected president. President George W. Bush of the current Republican Party is not entitled to continue the third period due to the limitation of the period imposed by the 22 th amendment. Because President Bush and Vice President Cheney did not seek president, the 2008 general election was the first general election since 1952, and the presidential candidate for major parties was not the current president or the current vice president. McCain beat Republicans in March 2008 beating Mitt Romney, Mike Huckaby and other challengers
Schwarzkopf supported George W Bush in the 2000 US presidential election and the 2004 US presidential election. He supported John McCain in the 2008 US presidential election. He was repeatedly encouraged to run as a US Senator or President of the United States as a member of the Republican Party, but he did not show any interest. On December 27, 2012, Schwarzkopf died of complications due to 78 cases of pneumonia. On February 28, 2013, a commemorative ceremony was held at the Military Academy Church in West Point, and Schwarzkopf family members including Colin Powell and others attended the ceremonial ceremony. Schwarzkopf was cremated at crematories, military leaders, police in New Jersey, and his bodies were buried at West Point 's father.