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Considering previous national conventions, it is likely that parties will avoid their conventions coinciding with the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], which will run from July 27 to August 12. There has been a trend in recent cycles toward holding the conventions later in the summer.
Considering previous national conventions, it is likely that parties will avoid their conventions coinciding with the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], which will run from July 27 to August 12. There has been a trend in recent cycles toward holding the conventions later in the summer.

==Speculated candidates==
The following are individuals who are or have been the subject of speculation in prominent media sources as being possible presidential contenders in the 2012 election. The speculation may stem from noted media analysts and commentators, or from actions or comments made by the individuals themselves{{mdash}}which suggest the possibility of a presidential run{{mdash}}as reported in reliable media sources.
===Speculated Democratic Party candidates===
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*[[President of the United States|President]] '''[[Barack Obama]]''' is eligible for a second term. Since 1972, every incumbent President eligible for re-election has been so nominated by his party.

Some [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] Democrats have suggested a potential primary challenge owing to frustration at Obama's action on the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] as well as on [[single-payer health care]], a [[public health insurance option]], [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] expansion, and removal of the health insurance industry antitrust exemption made during attempts at [[Health care reform in the United States|healthcare reform]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32691450/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/|quote=No—no, no. Because if he's compromise and everything so far, and as self-defeating as it might be, the progressive caucus and progressives would abandon him, if necessary, if this would be the policy of this administration into 2012. If it's necessary to find somebody else to run against him, I think they‘d do it no matter how destructive that might seem at face value.|title='Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Thursday, September 3, 2009|date=2009-09-03|accessdate=2009-12-17|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|archivedate=2009-12-17|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5m5sjRQqS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Could-Obama-Face-2012-Primary-Challenge-Over-Afghanistan-1776|title=Could Obama Face 2012 Primary Challenge Over Afghanistan?|author=Fisher, Max|date=2009-12-02|accessdate=2009-12-17|publisher=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|quote=Nothing short of your re-election and the re-election of dozens of Democrats in the House and the Senate hinges in large part on this bill. Make it palatable or make it go away or make yourself ready, not merely for a horrifying campaign in 2012, but for the distinct possibility also of a primary challenge.|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34464730/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/|title='Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Wednesday, December 16th, 2009|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date=2009-12-16|accessdate=2009-12-17|archivedate=2009-12-17|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5m5sn0Oej}}</ref>

While the President has made no formal announcement or taken official actions regarding a re-election campaign, ''[[The Politico|Politico]]''
reported in February 2010 that a number of his top advisors had begun "quietly laying the groundwork for the 2012 reelection campaign." <ref>Allen, Mike (February 24, 2010) [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33411.html "Exclusive: White House privately plots 2012 campaign run"], Politico. Retrieved March 10, 2010.</ref><ref>Diemer, Tom (February 24, 2010) [http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/24/obama-reelection-effort-already-taking-shape/ "Obama Re-Election Effort Already Taking Shape"], Politics Daily. Retrieved March 10, 2010.</ref>

===Speculated Republican Party candidates===
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{{main|Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012#Speculated candidates}}
No one has formally announced his or her candidacy for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nomination. The following are individuals that have been speculated about as possible candidates.

*[[Governor of Mississippi|Governor]] '''[[Haley Barbour]]''' of [[Mississippi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2009/06/haley_barbour_enters_the_2012.html?|title=Haley Barbour Enters the 2012 Thicket|date=June 9, 2009|accessdate=June 11, 2009|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|first=Mary Ann|last=Akers|authorlink=Mary Ann Akers}}</ref>
*[[List of United States Senators from Massachusetts|Senator]] '''[[Scott Brown]]''' of [[Massachusetts]]<ref>Schaller, Tom (January 19, 2010) [http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/01/on-future-and-branding-of-scott-brown.html "On the Future and Branding of Scott Brown"], FiveThirtyEight.com. Retrieved January 20, 2010.</ref>
*Former [[List of Governors of Florida|Governor]] '''[[Jeb Bush]]''' of [[Florida]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/04/bush-jeb-bush-president/|title=Bush 41: Jeb Bush for President|date=January 4, 2009|accessdate=June 27, 2009|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|first=Bill|last=Sammon|authorlink=Bill Sammon}}</ref>
*[[Party whips of the United States House of Representatives|House Minority Whip]] '''[[Eric Cantor]]''' of [[Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1881286,00.html|title=Eric Cantor: Giving the GOP Back Its Mojo|date=February 23, 2009|accessdate=June 12, 2009|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|first=Jay|last=Newton-Small}}</ref>
*Former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Dick Cheney]]''' of [[Wyoming]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090523/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_cheney_no_exit|title=Don't call ex-Vice President Cheney a has-been|date=May 23, 2009|accessdate=June 12, 2009|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|first=Deb|last=Riechmann}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574384723887160470.html?mod=rss_opinion_main|title=Cheney for President|date=August 31, 2009|accessdate=September 1, 2009|publisher=Wall Street Journal|first=James|last=Taranto}}</ref>
*[[Governor of Indiana|Governor]] '''[[Mitch Daniels]]''' of [[Indiana]]<ref>Cillizza, Chris (November 25, 2009) [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/morning-fix/morning-fix-22.html "The Fix"], The Washington Post. Retrieved November 25, 2009.</ref>
*[[Governor of Puerto Rico|Governor]] '''[[Luis Fortuño]]''' of [[Puerto Rico]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/11/25/absurdly-premature-2012-watch-vol-2-the-governor-of-puerto-rico-for-president.aspx|title=The Governor of Puerto Rico ... for President?|date=November 26, 2009|accessdate=November 26, 2009|publisher=[[Newsweek]]|first=Andrew|last=Romano|authorlink=Andrew Romano}}</ref>
*Former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] '''[[Newt Gingrich]]''' of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/NEWTGATER05_20090305-193603/222878/|title=Gingrich, in Ashland, ponders White House run; says Cantor will be Speaker someday|date=March 5, 2009|accessdate=June 10, 2009|publisher=''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''|first=Jim|last=Nolan}}</ref>
*Former [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]] '''[[Rudy Giuliani]]''' of [[New York]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529880,00.html|title='Special Report' Panel on Potential GOP Contenders for 2012 Presidential Race|date=July 2, 2009|accessdate=July 8, 2009|publisher=FOXNews.com|first=Bret|last=Baier}}</ref>
*Former [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] '''[[Mike Huckabee]]''' of [[Arkansas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009/06/in_iowa_huckabee_calls_for_cla.html|title=In Iowa, Huckabee Calls For "Clarity Of Conservative Principles"|date=June 10, 2009|accessdate=June 25, 2009|publisher=[[RealClearPolitics]]|first=Mike|last=Memoli}}</ref>
*[[Governor of Louisiana|Governor]] '''[[Bobby Jindal]]''' of [[Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://origin2.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec10/0,4670,Jindal2012,00.html|title=La. Gov. Jindal: 2012 presidential bid unlikely|date=December 10, 2008|accessdate=June 10, 2009|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|first=Bob|last=Lewis}}</ref>
*Former [[Governor of New Mexico|Governor]] '''[[Gary E. Johnson]]''' of [[New Mexico]]<ref>[[Marc Emery|Emery, Marc]] (November 16, 2008) [http://www.westernstandard.ca/website/article.php?id=2921 "Gary Johnson for President in 2012"], ''Western Standard.ca''. Retrieved on August 5, 2009.</ref>
*Former [[Governor of Alaska|Governor]] and [[John McCain presidential campaign, 2008|2008 vice presidential candidate]] '''[[Sarah Palin]]''' of [[Alaska]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/governors/palin-will-not-run-for-reelect.html|title=Palin To Resign, Focus on Presidential Run|date=July 3, 2009|accessdate=July 3, 2009|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|first=Paul|last=Volpe}}</ref>
*Former [[Governor of New York|Governor]] '''[[George Pataki]] of [[New York]]<ref>Kornacki, Steve (December 4, 2009) [http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/patakis-looks-one-last-chance "Pataki Again?"], New York Observer. Retrieved December 9, 2009.</ref>
*[[List of United States Representatives from Texas|Representative]] '''[[Ron Paul]]''' of [[Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/02/no-third-run-by-ron-paul-for-the-white-house/|title=No third run by Ron Paul for the White House?|date=March 2, 2009|accessdate=June 10, 2009|publisher=[[CNN]]|first=Paul|last=Steinhauser}}</ref>
*[[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Tim Pawlenty]]''' of [[Minnesota]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/06/12/minnesotas-pawlenty-may-challenge-obama-for-president-in-2012.html|title=Minnesota's Pawlenty May Challenge Obama for President in 2012|date=June 12, 2009|accessdate=June 18, 2009|publisher=''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''|first=Paul|last=Bedard}}</ref>
*[[List of United States Representatives from Indiana|Representative]] '''[[Mike Pence]]''' of [[Indiana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0508/Another_entrant_for_20122016.html|title=Another entrant for 2012/2016?|date=May 7, 2008|accessdate=June 14, 2009|publisher=''[[The Politico]]''|first=Jonathan|last=Martin}}</ref>
*[[Governor of Texas|Governor]] '''[[Rick Perry]]''' of [[Texas]]<ref>(November 17, 2010) [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/lists/gop_dark_horses/rick_perry.html?state=stop "GOP Dark Horses for 2012: Texas Governor Rick Perry"], RealClearPolitics. Retrieved February 3, 2010.</ref>
*[[List of United States Army four-star generals|General]] '''[[David Petraeus]]''' of [[New York]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=petraeus_12|accessdate=January 27, 2009|publisher=''[[American Prospect]]''|first=Spencer|last=Ackerman|title=Petraeus '12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://motherjones.com/politics/2007/09/ike-petraeus-president|title=Like Ike: Petraeus for President?|accessdate=January 27, 2009|publisher=''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]''}}</ref>
*Former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Governor]] '''[[Mitt Romney]]''' of [[Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/romney.future/index.html|title=Is Romney the man to save GOP in 2012?|date=November 13, 2008|accessdate=June 15, 2009|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref>
*Former [[List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania|Senator]] '''[[Rick Santorum]]''' of [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>Martin, Jonathan (August 11, 2009)[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26029.html "Rick Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters"], ''Politico''.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2009.</ref>
*[[List of United States Senators from South Dakota|Senator]] '''[[John Thune]]''' of [[South Dakota]]<ref>Lewis, Matt (December 11, 2009) [http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/11/john-thune-the-gop-s-answer-to-obama/?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicsdaily.com%2F2009%2F12%2F11%2Fjohn-thune-the-gop-s-answer-to-obama%2F "John Thune: The GOP's Answer to Obama?"], Politics Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2009.</ref>

===Speculated Libertarian Party candidates===
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{{main|Libertarian Party (United States) presidential candidates, 2012}}
No one has formally announced his or her candidacy for the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nomination. The following are individuals that are or have been speculated about as possible candidates.

*[[Entrepreneur]] and 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee '''[[Wayne Allyn Root]]''' of [[Nevada]]<ref>Meyer, Jim (June 1, 2009)[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/wayne_root_radio_show/2009/06/01/220266.html "Wayne Root Launches Libertarian Radio Show"], [[NewsMax.com]]. Retrieved on August 5, 2009.</ref>

===Independent candidates===
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*Former [[journalist]], author, and [[Perennial candidate|perennial]] independent candidate '''[[Joe Schriner]]''' of Ohio <ref>Feather, Carl E. (January 14, 2009) [http://www.starbeacon.com/archivesearch/local_story_014191755.html "In the 2008 presidential campaign, it was Joe the Plumber. In 2012, it’s going to be Joe the Painter"], The Star Beacon. Retrieved February 23, 2010.</ref><ref>Place, Rich (August 14, 2009) [http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/537541.html?nav=5057 "Not Your ‘Average Joe’"], The Post-Journal. Retrieved February 23, 2010</ref>

====Speculated independent candidates====
The following are individuals that are or have been speculated about as possible [[Independent (politician)|independent]] candidates.

*[[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]]''' [[Michael Bloomberg]]''' of [[New York]]<ref>Benjamin, Elizabeth (January 26, 2010) [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/01/bloomberg-on-the-meaning-of-wo.html "Bloomberg On The Meaning Of Wolfson"], New York Daily News. Retrieved January 28, 2010.</ref><ref>Kugler, Sara (January 26, 2010) [http://www.poststar.com/news/state-and-regional/article_09b71253-9843-5fe5-88c9-84c31696ce8f.html "NYC mayor has 'no plans' for 2012 White House run"], The Post-Star. Retrieved January 28, 2010.</ref>
*[[Broadcast journalism|Television journalist]] and [[Pundit (expert)|commentator]] '''[[Lou Dobbs]]''' of [[New Jersey]]<ref>Memmot, Mark (November 24, 2009) [http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/lou_dobbs_white_house_independ.html "Lou Dobbs Hints At White House Run In 2012 As An Independent"], NPR.org. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.</ref>
*[[Attorney at law (United States)|Attorney]], [[consumer advocate]], and [[Perennial candidate|perennial]] presidential candidate '''[[Ralph Nader]]''' of [[Connecticut]]<ref>Schwab, Nikki (May 2, 2009) [http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/05/02/nader-obama-ignores-me-and-other-progressives.html "Nader: Obama Ignores Me and Other Progressives"], ''U.S News & World Report online''. Retrieved on August 6, 2009.</ref>
*Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Jesse Ventura]]''' of [[Minnesota]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/02/1328026.aspx|title=Jesse Ventura 2012?|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|accessdate=December 28, 2008|date=June 18, 2009|first=Carrie|last=Dann}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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United States presidential election, 2012
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One projection of the Electoral College map for the 2012, 2016, and 2020 elections.[1]


The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United States on December 17, 2012, will be chosen. Democratic President Barack Obama will be eligible to run for a second and final term during this election.

The 2012 presidential election will coincide with the United States Senate elections where 33 races will be occurring as well as the United States House of Representatives elections to elect the members for the 113th Congress. The election will also encompass eleven gubernatorial races as well as many state legislature races.

Electoral College changes

The 2010 Census will ultimately decide how the electoral map will be laid out for the 2012 election, but population projections based upon Census updates give an estimate of how the Electoral College vote apportionment will change. The Census occurs every ten years and is the basis for electoral vote reapportionment based on relative state population changes. According to a study based on the 2009 population estimates, the likely changes are as follows.[2]

States in green represent states that are predicted to gain votes. States in maroon represent states that are predicted to lose votes. Based on the 2008 presidential election results, this would give the Democratic Party a net loss of seven electoral votes, for a national total of 358, and the Republican Party a net gain of seven electoral votes, for a national total of 180.

A lawsuit Clemens et al. v. Department of Commerce et al. has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. The suit seeks a court order for Congress to reapportion the House of Representatives with a greater number of members following the 2010 Census, in order to rectify under- and over-representation of some states with the 435 rule. If this occurs, this would also affect the 2012 and subsequent presidential elections.[3]

Election changes

Republican Party Ohio plan

The Republican Party decided in 2008 to implement an Ohio plan that would divide the primary states in their nominating process into three tiers: early states, small states, and large states. It would allow the early states to retain their status and tradition of being states that vote first. By the end of February 2012, nineteen small states (in terms of the Electoral College) would be allowed to vote. In March, the last states, the largest ones, would then have their primaries.[4]

Presidential conventions

The 2012 Republican National Convention is scheduled take place the week of August 27, 2012.[5]In February 2010, the Republican National Committee announced it had narrowed its list of possible locations for the event to three cities: Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tampa.[6]

As of March 2010, no dates have been scheduled for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Charlotte[7] and Dallas[8] have shown interest in bidding to be the host site for the event.

Tampa[9][10] and Phoenix[11] have expressed interest in vying to be the host site for either party's 2012 convention.

Considering previous national conventions, it is likely that parties will avoid their conventions coinciding with the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which will run from July 27 to August 12. There has been a trend in recent cycles toward holding the conventions later in the summer.

Speculated candidates

The following are individuals who are or have been the subject of speculation in prominent media sources as being possible presidential contenders in the 2012 election. The speculation may stem from noted media analysts and commentators, or from actions or comments made by the individuals themselves—which suggest the possibility of a presidential run—as reported in reliable media sources.

Speculated Democratic Party candidates

  • President Barack Obama is eligible for a second term. Since 1972, every incumbent President eligible for re-election has been so nominated by his party.

Some liberal Democrats have suggested a potential primary challenge owing to frustration at Obama's action on the War in Afghanistan as well as on single-payer health care, a public health insurance option, Medicare and Medicaid expansion, and removal of the health insurance industry antitrust exemption made during attempts at healthcare reform.[12][13][14]

While the President has made no formal announcement or taken official actions regarding a re-election campaign, Politico reported in February 2010 that a number of his top advisors had begun "quietly laying the groundwork for the 2012 reelection campaign." [15][16]

Speculated Republican Party candidates

Main article: Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012 § Speculated candidates

No one has formally announced his or her candidacy for the Republican Party nomination. The following are individuals that have been speculated about as possible candidates.

Speculated Libertarian Party candidates

Main article: Libertarian Party (United States) presidential candidates, 2012

No one has formally announced his or her candidacy for the Libertarian Party nomination. The following are individuals that are or have been speculated about as possible candidates.

Independent candidates

Main article: Independent (United States) presidential candidates, 2012

Speculated independent candidates

The following are individuals that are or have been speculated about as possible independent candidates.

See also

References

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