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The '''Presidential Election 2012''' is on Tuesday, November 6, when the [[United States]] elects a president. Candidates are expected to file formal papers indicating their interest in early 2011; many have been quietly lining up support throughout 2010.  The key early primaries are Iowa ([[caucus]]es), South Carolina, Nevada (caucuses) and New Hampshire.<ref>http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c</ref>  [[Liberal]] [[Mike Bloomberg]] might self-finance an independent candidacy with his own billion dollars, which would draw votes from [[Obama]].

The '''Presidential Election 2012''' is on Tuesday, November 6, when the [[United States]] elects a president. Candidates are expected to file formal papers indicating their interest in early 2011; many have been quietly lining up support throughout 2010.  The key early primaries are [[Iowa]] ([[caucus]]es), [[South Carolina]], [[Nevada]] (caucuses) and [[New Hampshire]].<ref>http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c</ref>  [[Liberal]] [[Mike Bloomberg]] might self-finance an independent candidacy with his own billion dollars, which would draw votes from [[Obama]].

The '''Presidential Election 2012''' features "[[stalking horse]]" candidates in the primary, just as McCain backers used [[Fred Thompson]] in 2008 to prevent [[Mitt Romney]] from winning.  Thompson obtained undeserved endorsements from national pro-life groups plus promotion on the [[Fox News Channel]], and thereby siphoned off [[pro-life]]rs and other [[conservative]]s from Romney.  Then Thompson withdrew and endorsed McCain.  Stalking horses for Newt Gingrich in 2012 with evangelicals are expected to be Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence and possibly Sarah Palin.  ''But the longer that Sarah Palin remains a candidate, the more difficult it becomes for Newt to gain socially conservative support to defeat Mitt''.

The '''Presidential Election 2012''' features "[[stalking horse]]" candidates in the primary, just as McCain backers used [[Fred Thompson]] in 2008 to prevent [[Mitt Romney]] from winning.  Thompson obtained undeserved endorsements from national pro-life groups plus promotion on the [[Fox News Channel]], and thereby siphoned off [[pro-life]]rs and other [[conservative]]s from Romney.  Then Thompson withdrew and endorsed McCain.  Stalking horses for Newt Gingrich in 2012 with evangelicals are expected to be Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence and possibly Sarah Palin.  ''But the longer that Sarah Palin remains a candidate, the more difficult it becomes for Newt to gain socially conservative support to defeat Mitt''.

|[[Mike Pence]]

|[[Mike Pence]]

|Communicates a very strong conservative message: "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order." Won straw poll held at the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010.  On Nov. 3rd, gave up his House leadership position apparently to prepare to run for president.

|Communicates a very strong conservative message: "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order." Won straw poll held at the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010.  On Nov. 3rd, gave up his House leadership position apparently to prepare to run for president.

|Unsuccessfully proposed a "comprehensive" immigration plan that was widely criticized by conservatives; lacks legislative achievements; not widely known and has never won statewide office; either he or Huckabee could become a stalking horse for Newt Gingrich with respect to evangelical voters in Iowa

|Unsuccessfully proposed a "comprehensive" immigration plan that was widely criticized by conservatives; lacks legislative achievements; not well-known and has never won statewide office; either he or Huckabee could become a stalking horse for Newt Gingrich with respect to evangelical voters in Iowa

|Sometimes on Fox

|Sometimes on Fox

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