Republican politician who lost to Barack Obama in 2008 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Republican politician who lost to Barack Obama in 2008 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JOHN MCCAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JOHN MCCAIN Republican politician who lost to Barack Obama in 2008 (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 18, 2021
6% BOBDOLE Republican politician who lost the 1996 US presidential election to Bill Clinton (7) The Times Specialist Dec 1, 2025
6% LIBDEM Politician who's yellow? (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
6% MCCAIN John - - -, politician who lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election (6) Mirror Tea Time Nov 29, 2024
6% GIVENNAME Barack, to Obama (9)
6% PROPERNOUN Barack or Obama (10)
5% WANDER "Not all those who ___ are lost" (6) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
5% RAN Published article on Republican (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
5% ATSEA Lost (5) Universal Nov 20, 2025
5% LIBERAL Handsome politician? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 19, 2025

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