The '''2012 Republican Primary''' is the [[Republican]] Party's primary to decide who will run against Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Currently, there are four candidates in the running: [[RINO]] [[Mitt Romney]], family values conservative [[Rick Santorum]], conservative [[Newt Gingrich]] and libertarian [[Ron Paul]]. For sometime Romney was ahead in the polls, but many Republicans hoped a more conservative candidate would gain the nomination causing Newt to gain the lead briefly, but then Santorum surged. Ultimately, the goal of the Republicans in 2012 is to defeat President [[Barack Obama]]. The most likely person to win the Republican nomination is [[Jeb Bush]], see: [[Presidential Election 2012]]. | The '''2012 Republican Primary''' is the [[Republican]] Party's primary to decide who will run against Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Currently, there are four candidates in the running: [[RINO]] [[Mitt Romney]], family values conservative [[Rick Santorum]], conservative [[Newt Gingrich]] and libertarian [[Ron Paul]]. For sometime Romney was ahead in the polls, but many Republicans hoped a more conservative candidate would gain the nomination causing Newt to gain the lead briefly, but then Santorum surged. Ultimately, the goal of the Republicans in 2012 is to defeat President [[Barack Obama]]. The most likely person to win the Republican nomination is [[Jeb Bush]], see: [[Presidential Election 2012]]. |