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
Statewide opinion polling for the January 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries violated Democratic Party rules and their delegates may not be seated at the nominating convention. <br> See also Statewide opinion polling for the January 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries This article is a collection of statewide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the January Democratic presidential primaries, 2008. Iowa winner: Barack Obama<br> Primary date: January 3, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 45<br> Delegates Won Barack Obama-16 Hillary Clinton-15 John Edwards-14 See also New Hampshire winner: Hillary Clinton<br> Primary date: January 9, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 22<br> Delegates Won Hillary Clinton-9 Barack Obama-9 John Edwards-4 <br> See also Michigan