2008 Republican Party presidential primaries 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries The 2008 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Republican National Convention held from Monday, September 1, through Thursday, September 4, 2008, in St. Paul, Minnesota. President George W Bush was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment. In a
John Dean ideals of limited government and the rule of law. In 2008, Dean co-edited "Pure Goldwater," a collection of writings by the 1964 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. Senator from Arizona Barry Goldwater, in part as an act of fealty to the man who defined his political ideals. His co-editor was Goldwater's son Barry Goldwater, Jr. In the 1979 TV mini-series, "Blind Ambition", Dean was played by Martin Sheen. In the 1995 film, "Nixon", directed by Oliver Stone, Dean was played by David Hyde Pierce. In the 1999 film "Dick", Dean was played by Jim Breuer. Dean frequently served as