Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver a racist, and that is not him." Gartrell was released from federal custody on June 12, 2009. Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver The Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver refers to an alleged plot by Shawn Robert Adolf, Tharin Robert Gartrell and Nathan Dwaine Johnson to assassinate Barack Obama, then the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nominee. The trio allegedly planned to shoot Senator Obama with a high-powered rifle during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. The alleged motive for the attempted assassination was a white supremacist belief that an African American should not be elected President of the
International opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election Obama, and 18.6% were undecided. A poll by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion taken September 1–10 reported 33.5% of respondents favoring McCain, 27.7% Obama, 30.4% neither, and 8.3% unsure. International opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election This article lists international opinion polls taken in various countries around the world during 2008 relating to the United States presidential election, 2008. Most polls measured foreign preference for Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain. For international reaction to the election, see International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008. Most polls during the 2008 election