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The 2008 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 1, 2008. It was an open primary.[1] Puerto Rico initially planned to hold caucuses, as was done in 2000 and 2004, on June 7, 2008. In December 2007, an error in the plan was discovered; the caucus date should have read June 1, 2008. Puerto Rico also decided to conduct a primary, rather than caucuses.[2] Puerto Rico sent 55 pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. These delegates were allotted on a proportional basis. The territory's delegation also included eight unpledged "superdelegates". Puerto Rico also selected one unpledged add-on delegate. Selection of the unpledged add-on delegate occurred at the Assembly of the Democratic Party of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on June 21, 2008, in San Juan. Polls were open from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, prevailing local time, Atlantic Standard Time (AST) (UTC-4, same as Eastern Daylight Time).[3] Hillary Clinton won the primary.
The primary was the subject of a book published in 2010.[4]
- ^ "Puerto Rico Amended Delegate Selection Plan" (PDF). The Democratic Primary of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. March 6, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary". Associated Press. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
- ^ Puerto Rico Democratic Delegation 2008
- ^ • Te Quiero Puerto Rico - Primaria Presidencial Demócrata 2008,[21] Kenneth McClintock and Roberto Prats, published by Aguilar, a subsidiary of Editorial Santillana, First edition in Spanish (200pp), 2010, ISBN 978-1-60484-744-4