Presidential nominee
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In United States politics and government, the phrase presidential nominee has two distinct meanings.
The first is the person chosen by the primary voters and caucus-goers of a political party to be the party's nominee for President of the United States.[1]
The second meaning is someone nominated by the sitting U.S. President for appointment to any of numerous governmental positions, under the President's executive authority, subject to the approval of Congress.
The presidential nominees for 2008 were as follows.
Democrats:
Republicans:
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