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The '''2012 United States Presidential Election''' is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will occur at the same time as elections to all seats in the [[House of Representatives]] and to one-third of seats in the [[Senate]]. Incumbent Democratic president [[Barack Obama]] is presumed to be seeking re-election in this election. As yet, no Republicans have declared their candidacy. The current front-runners, however, are former governors [[Sarah Palin]], [[Mitt Romney]] and [[Mike Huckabee]], Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], and former Speaker of the House [[Newt Gingrich]].
 
The '''2012 United States Presidential Election''' is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will occur at the same time as elections to all seats in the [[House of Representatives]] and to one-third of seats in the [[Senate]]. Incumbent Democratic president [[Barack Obama]] is presumed to be seeking re-election in this election. As yet, no Republicans have declared their candidacy. The current front-runners, however, are former governors [[Sarah Palin]], [[Mitt Romney]] and [[Mike Huckabee]], Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], and former Speaker of the House [[Newt Gingrich]].
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== Republican Candidates ==
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!Candidate
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!Pros
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!Cons
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!FoxNews Exposure
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|Mitt Romney
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|First runner-up in 2008
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|Somewhat liberal record; other Republicans do not seem to like him
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|Rarely allowed on Fox
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|Sarah Palin
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|Photogenic, attracts crowds, personally [[pro-life]]
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|Doubts whether she is a [[movement conservative]]; resigned early as governor
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|Promoted by Fox
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|John Thune
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|Defeated [[Tom Daschle]]; also taller than Obama
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|Not widely known yet
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|Rarely allowed on Fox
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|Newt Gingrich
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|Articulate, credited with 1994 landslide
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|Takes not-so-conservative positions today
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|Promoted by Fox
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|Mike Huckabee
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|Pro-life, pro-Second Amendment and pro-Bible
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|Supported bigger government, released man who then killed officers
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|Promoted by Fox
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|-
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|}
  
 
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Revision as of 03:07, February 13, 2010

The 2012 United States Presidential Election is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will occur at the same time as elections to all seats in the House of Representatives and to one-third of seats in the Senate. Incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama is presumed to be seeking re-election in this election. As yet, no Republicans have declared their candidacy. The current front-runners, however, are former governors Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, Governor Bobby Jindal, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

Republican Candidates

Candidate Pros Cons FoxNews Exposure
Mitt Romney First runner-up in 2008 Somewhat liberal record; other Republicans do not seem to like him Rarely allowed on Fox
Sarah Palin Photogenic, attracts crowds, personally pro-life Doubts whether she is a movement conservative; resigned early as governor Promoted by Fox
John Thune Defeated Tom Daschle; also taller than Obama Not widely known yet Rarely allowed on Fox
Newt Gingrich Articulate, credited with 1994 landslide Takes not-so-conservative positions today Promoted by Fox
Mike Huckabee Pro-life, pro-Second Amendment and pro-Bible Supported bigger government, released man who then killed officers Promoted by Fox
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