The 2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses was held on January 19, the same day as the 2008 South Carolina Republican primary, with 31 delegates at stake. Mitt Romney was the winner in Nevada with 51% of the votes, with Ron Paul in second place. Half of Romney's votes came from Mormons, while two-thirds of the independent voters favored Paul. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Republicans crossed over in large numbers to vote Democratic; CNN exit polls indicated that Republican voters made up 4% of the Democratic caucus turnout.
Image: Ron Paul, official Congressional photo portrait, 2007
Image: John Mc Cain official portrait 2009
Image: Huckabee SF CC 024
The 2008 presidential campaign of Fred Thompson, lawyer, lobbyist, character actor and former Senator from Tennessee began on September 5, 2007 after six months of speculation. He was a Republican Party primary candidate seeking to represent his party in the 2008 United States presidential election.
In Indianapolis on August 25, 2007.
Interviewed by Eleanor Mondale of WCCO radio at the Minnesota State Fair on August 27, 2007.
Thompson in Dubuque, Iowa on December 17, 2007.
Thompson in Sacramento with endorsing California legislators on November 23, 2007.