| − | The '''Presidential Election 2012''' is on Tuesday, November 6, when the [[United States]] elects a president. [[Obama]], with his [[Barack Obama approval ratings|declining popularity]], is unlikely to win reelection unless he can carry [[Florida]], which he only narrowly won last time. The Republican nominee will likely be decided by the key early primaries in [[Iowa]] ([[caucus]]es), [[New Hampshire]], [[Nevada]] ([[caucus]]es), and [[South Carolina]].<ref>The order of the early primaries is not yet finally determined as of the end of 2010. For estimated dates, see http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c</ref> | + | The '''Presidential Election 2012''' is on Tuesday, November 6, when the [[United States]] elects a president. [[Obama]], with his [[Barack Obama approval ratings|declining popularity]], is unlikely to win reelection unless he can carry [[Florida]], which he only narrowly won last time. [[Mitt Romney]] will likely win [[New Hampshire]], but if another candidate wins [[Iowa]] and [[South Carolina]],<ref>The order of the early primaries is not yet finally determined as of the end of 2010. For estimated dates, see http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c</ref> then that candidate could win the nomination. |
| | For the Republican nomination, [[Rick Santorum]] and [[Chris Christie]] will probably endorse [[Mitt Romney]], while [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Tim Pawlenty]] will compete for endorsement by [[neoconservatives]] and also [[pro-life]] groups. [[Sarah Palin]] could compete with [[Michele Bachmann]] for the large bloc of evangelical voters, particularly in [[Iowa]], as well as for [[pro-life]] endorsements. | | For the Republican nomination, [[Rick Santorum]] and [[Chris Christie]] will probably endorse [[Mitt Romney]], while [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Tim Pawlenty]] will compete for endorsement by [[neoconservatives]] and also [[pro-life]] groups. [[Sarah Palin]] could compete with [[Michele Bachmann]] for the large bloc of evangelical voters, particularly in [[Iowa]], as well as for [[pro-life]] endorsements. |