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United States presidential election, 2012 (view source)
Revision as of 14:00, July 3, 2011
, 14:00, July 3, 2011For the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney is positioning himself on the liberal side while Michele Bachmann has attracted conservative support. Additional candidates are possible.
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 the [[New Hampshire]] primary, 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 [[Republican]] nomination.
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 the [[New Hampshire]] primary, 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 [[Republican]] nomination.
For the Republican nomination, [[Mitt Romney]] is the clear front-runner. [[Michele Bachmann]] has [[conservative]] support and should win [[pro-life]] endorsements, and could win a large bloc of evangelical voters, particularly in [[Iowa]]. [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Tim Pawlenty]] will compete for endorsement by [[neoconservatives]] and also [[pro-life]] groups.
For the Republican nomination, [[Mitt Romney]] is positioning himself on the liberal side while [[Michele Bachmann]] has attracted [[conservative]] support. Additional candidates are possible. [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Tim Pawlenty]] will compete for endorsement by [[neoconservatives]] and also [[pro-life]] groups; [[Ron Paul]] has a solid base of about 10% and his ideas are being adopted by other candidates.
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== Ranking of Potential Republican Candidates by Likelihood of Winning Nomination ==
== Ranking of Potential Republican Candidates by Likelihood of Winning Nomination ==