Presidency 2012

President Obama is seeking re-election to a second term in 2012. A large crowd of Republican candidates are competing for the GOP nomination. Plus there are LOTS of third party and independent P2012 hopefuls. So, if a person is running --regardless of party, ballot status, or chances of winning -- we have him or her listed below. Incumbent party first, following by the main opposition party, then the third party candidates, and finally the independent and write-in hopefuls.

LEGEND:BOLD = Announced Candidate (or Filed an Exploratory Committee)Italics = Possible Candidate

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY:

President Barack Obama (Illinois)& Vice President Joe Biden (Delaware) Click Above for Campaign & Official Government Links

OTHER DEMOCRATS:
Aaron Leon Ammann (Washington)
Warren Ashe (Virginia)
George Ballard III (Pennsylvania)
Sanderson Beck (California)
Jeff Boss (New Jersey)
Harry Braun (Arizona)
Willie Carter (Texas) 
Ed Cowan (Vermont)
Bob Ely (Illinois)
Craig Freis (California)
Alvin Greene (South Carolina)
Bob Greene (California)
Al Hamburg (Wyoming)
Patrice Hardcastle (Virginia)
John Haywood (North Carolina)
Raphael Herman (Florida)
Robert Jordan (California)
Cody Judy (Utah)
Leah Lax (Pennsylvania)
Kip Lee (California)
Mark Levetin (Florida)
Kenneth Keith Litzinger (West Virginia)
Dave Montgomery (California)
Deonia "Dee" Neveu (Virginia)
Shawn O'Brien (Florida)
Cornelius O'Connor (Florida)
Edward O'Donnell (Delaware)
Dean Phillips (District of Columbia)
Darcy Richardson (Florida)
Gary Stephens (South Carolina)
Vermin Supreme (Massachusetts)
Randall Terry (West Virginia)
Aldous Tyler (Wisconsin)
George Washington Williams (Ohio)
John Wolfe Jr. (Tennessee)

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REPUBLICAN PARTY:

	Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (Minnesota)Campaign Site: MicheleBachmann.com Government Site: Office of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann Facebook Site: Facebook.com/TeamBachmann Twitter Site: Twitter.com/MicheleBachmann
	Businessman Herman Cain (Georgia) Campaign Site: HermanCain.com Facebook Site: Facebook.com/TheHermanCain Twitter Site: Twitter.com/TheHermanCain
	Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Georgia) Campaign Site: Newt.org Facebook Site: Facebook.com/NewtGingrich Twitter Site: Twitter.com/NewtGingrich
	Former Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. (Utah) Campaign Site: Jon2012.com Facebook: Facebook.com/JonHuntsmanJr Twitter Site #1: Twitter.com/Jon2012HQ Twitter Site #2: Twitter.com/JonHuntsman
	Former Governor Gary Johnson (New Mexico) Campaign Site: GaryJohnson2012.com Facebook: Facebook.com/GovGaryJohnson Twitter Site: Twitter.com/GovGaryJohnson
	Congressman Ron Paul (Texas) Campaign Site: Ron Paul 2012 Government Site: Office of Congressman Ron Paul  Political Site: Campaign for Liberty Official Site: RonPaul.org Facebook Site: Facebook.com/RonPaul Twitter Site: Twitter.com/RepRonPaul
	Governor Rick Perry (Texas) Campaign Site: RickPerry.org Government Site: Office of Governor Rick Perry Facebook Site: Facebook.com/GovernorPerry Twitter Site: Twitter.com/GovernorPerry
	Former Governor Buddy Roemer (Louisiana) Campaign Site: BuddyRoemer.com Facebook: Facebook.com/BuddyRoemer Twitter Site: Twitter.com/BuddyRoemer
	Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (California)Campaign Site: MittRomney.com Facebook: Facebook.com/MittRomney Twitter Site: Twitter.com/MittRomney
	Former US Senator Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania)Campaign Site: RickSantorum.com Facebook: Facebook.com/RickSantorum  Twitter Site: Twitter.com/RickSantorum  PAC Site: America's Foundation PAC

OTHER REPUBLICANS:
Michael Adkins (South Carolina)
David Aragon (New Mexico)
George Bailey Jr. (Mississippi)
Jeff Barea (Texas)
Karen Bellino (Florida)
Bear Betzler (Pennsylvania)
Jared Blankenship (Texas)
Tim Brewer (Ohio)
Robert Brown Jr. (Georgia)
Mark Callahan (Oregon)
James Carroll (Utah)
William Edward Chovil (Washington)
Cesar Cisneros (Arizona)
George Cooper (Wisconsin)
Hugh Cort (Alabama)
Randy Crow (North Carolina)
Nick Cuevas (California)
L. John Davis Jr. (Colorado)
Keith Drummond (Texas)
John Dummett Jr. (Kansas)
Craig Ennis (Virginia)
Bob Forthan (Oregon)
Bruce Gidner (Michigan)
Jonathan Gilbert (Michigan)
State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf (Pennsylvania)
Jon Greenspon (Montana)
Christin Griskie (New York)
Jeffrey Harris (Florida)
Harold Heard (Texas)
Christopher Hill (Kentucky)
Brian Hockensmith (Kentucky)
Eugene Hunt Jr. (Michigan)
James Hunt (Georgia)
Gabriel Jimenez (Texas)
R. Kenneth Jones (California)
Tim Kalemkarian (California)
Fred Karger (California)
Richard Kline (Missouri)
Dennis Knill (Arizona)
Jeff Lawman (New Hampshire)
Benjamin Linn (New Hampshire)
Thomas MacLeran Tennessee)
Erin Magee (Florida)
Joan Frances Mary Malone (District of Columbia)
Mike Manley (Florida)
Andy Martin (Illinois)
Greg Martin (Texas)
Gurley Martin (Kentucky)
R. Benedict Mayers (Illinois)
Thomas McLeran (Tennessee)
Jimmy McMillan (New York)
Michael Meehan (Missouri)
Tom Miller (Minnesota)
Steve Moats (Colorado)
Mike Moloney (California)
Former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (Alabama)
Kevin Nelson (Massacusetts)
Steven Neuenschwander (Washington)
Roger Nichols (Missouri)
Fred Ogin (California)
Philipp Pflughaupt (Missouri)
Alan Phillips (Illinois)
James Prattas (Hawaii)
John Revelis (Wisconsin)
George Rhodes (California)
Joe Robinson (Massachusetts)
Kevin Rubash (Illinois)
Charles Rudick II (New York)
Jim Rundberg (Colorado)
Ole Savior (Minnesota)
Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey (Florida)
Paul Sims (Missouri)
Keith Singleton (Wisconsin)
Michael Sloan (Texas)
Matt Snyder (Arizona)
Silvia Stagg (New York)
Mike Stollaire (California)
Joe Story (Florida)
Linden Swift (Indiana)
Mosheh Thezion (California)
Sheila "Samm" Tittle (Virginia)
James Vestermark (Kentucky)
Charles Gordon Vick (Tennessee)
Samuel Wiford (New Mexico)
Vern Wuensche (Texas)

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THIRD PARTY and
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES:

CONSTITUTION PARTY:

Darrell Castle (Tennessee) - '08 VP nominee, CP National Vice Chairman, attorney & USMC veteran.
Todd Clayton Jr. (Washington) 
Virgil Goode (Virginia) - Former Congressman, former State Sen., CP National Executive Committee member, attorney & ex-Republican.
Richard Mack (Utah) - Former Graham County (AZ) Sheriff, Author, Libertarian activist & '04 Utah Gov. candidate.
J.L. Mealer (Arizona) - Businessman.
Roy Moore (R-Alabama) - Former State Supreme Court Chief Justice, Vietnam War veteran & '06/'10 Gov. candidate.
Diane Beall Templin (California) - Attorney, anti-gay activist and frequent candidate.
Bill Tucker (Wisconsin) - Retired Navy Commander & businessman.

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GREEN PARTY:

Mike Ballantine (Pennsylvania/Vietnam) - Educator & "self-imposed exile." Winona LaDuke (Minnesota) - Native American activist, economist, writer and '96/'00 VP nominee.
Cynthia McKinney (California) - Ex-Georgia Congresswoman, Ex-State Rep., College Professor and '08 Nominee.
Kent Mesplay (California) - Biomedical engineer, environmental activist, '04/'08 candidate & '06 US Sen. candidate.
Jill Stein (Massachusetts) - Physician, progressive activist, author & '02/10 Governor nominee.

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LIBERTARIAN PARTY:

Ralph Beach (South Carolina)
Jim Burns (Nevada) - Ex-State Party Chair, ex-police officer, USMC veteran and frequent candidate.
Jim Duensing (Nevada) - Radio talk show host, attorney and frequent candidate.
Roger Gary (Texas) - Ex-State Party Chair, marketing executive and '10 State Railroad Commission nominee.
R.J. Harris (Oklahoma) - Businessman, Army veteran, Ron Paul campaign activist & '10 US Rep. candidate.
Gary Johnson (R-New Mexico) - Ex-Governor & businessman
Robert Milnes (New Jersey) - Progressive activist and '08 Presidential candidate.
Carl Person (New York) - Attorney, Army veteran & '06/'10 NY Attorney General candidate.
Dave Redick (Wisconsin) - Retired businessman, engineer, Army veteran & frequent candidate,
Wayne Allyn Root (Nevada) - Sports handicapper, author, TV show host, '08 VP nominee and '08 Presidential candidate.
Bill Still (Virginia) - Author.
Joy Waymire (California) - Tea Party activist, ranch manager and tax preparer.
R. Lee Wrights (Texas) - Ex-Libertarian Party National Vice Chair, writer, journalist, newsletter publisher & USAF veteran.

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PARTY OF SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION (PSL):

Peta Lindsay (California) Presidential Nominee Yari Osorio (New York) Vice Presidential Nominee

NOTE: THE PSL ALSO USES ALTERNATE (SURROGATE) PSL NOMINEES IN SOME STATES, WHERE NEEDED FOR BALLOT ACCESS PURPOSES, AS LINDSAY (AGE 27) AND OSORIO (FOREIGN BORN) ARE NOT CONSTITUTIONALLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE IF ELECTED.

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PROHIBITION PARTY:

Lowell "Jack" Fellure (West Virginia) Presidential Nominee Toby Davis (Mississippi) Vice Presidential Nominee

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SOCIALIST PARTY USA (SP-USA) / PEACE & FREEDOM PARTY (PFP):

Stewart Alexander (California) Presidential Nominee Alejandro "Alex" Mendoza (Texas) Vice Presidential Nominee

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SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY:

No Candidates Identified To Date

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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY (SWP):

No Candidates Identified To Date

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INDEPENDENT & WRITE-IN CANDIDATES:

Dorothy "Doc" Adams (Independent-Texas)
Andre Barnett (Independent-New York)
Jeff Block (Independent-Georgia)
Tiffany Renee Briscoe (Write In-Maryland)
Whence Brown (Independent-Washington)
Darryl Bryant (Write In-Georgia)
Robert "Naked Cowboy" Burck (Independent-New York)
Lester Byerley Jr. (Tea-New Jersey)
President Emperor Caesar (Independent-Florida)
Hal Chad Carrington-Hayes (Independent-Arizona)
Jerry Carroll (Independent-California)
Joseph Charles (Independent-Texas)
Paul Chehade (Independent-Florida)
Liza Dawn Cherricks (Independent-Delaware)
Douglas Clement (Independent-Missouri)
Floyd Conover (Independent-Tennessee)
James Cooper (Michigan)
Don Cordell (Write In-California)
Sanford Cramer III (Independent-California)
Ken Cross (New Populist Party-Arkansas)
Christopher Dardzinski (Write In-Michigan)
Fred Donald Dickson Jr. (Write In-Maryland)
Michael Doname (Independent-New York)
Michael David Elder (Independent-Texas)
John "Green" Ferguson (Eco Green Party-Texas)
Jackie Gouge (Independent-Texas)
Mark B. Graham (Citizens-West Virginia)
Ken Grammer (Independent-Virginia)
J. Paul Hadd (Write In-Pennsylvania)
Bob Hall (Independent-Illinois)
William Harney (Independent-Florida)
Rutherford Bert Hayes (Independent-Arkansas)
Craig Hermann (Independent-Florida)
RaeDeen Heupel (Independent-Montana)
Thaddaus Hill (Madisonian Federalist-Texas)
Darrell Hillis (Independent-Tennessee)
John Hoelzel Jr. (Independent-Texas)
Samuel Hoff (Independent-Delaware)
Brian Holland (National Socialist Movement-Virginia)
Darrell Hykes (Independent-Georgia)
Michael Jenkins (Write In-Texas)
Ronald D. Jones (Independent-Florida)
Terry Jones (Independent-Florida)
Scott Keller (Independent-Florida) 
Tollefsen Kristen (Independent-Virginia)
Gott Johan Josephe Lally (Independent-Vermont)
Temperance Alesha Lance-Council (Anti-Hypocrisy-California)
Jerry Lanser (Independent-Colorado)
David Larson (American Independent-California)
Robert Lee (Independent-Virginia)
Brad Lefler (Independent-Ohio)
Michael "Lev" Levinson (Independent-Florida)
Sophia the Logos (Independent-Virginia)
Ed Maddox (Independent-South Dakota)
James McCall (Independent-Ohio)
Richard McCormick (Kis-Washington)
Ron McCune (Independent-Florida)
David McFadden (Independent-Ohio)
J.L. Mealer (Independent-Arizona)
Albert Morzuch (Independent-Florida)
Bill Nees (Write In-Georgia)
John Parmele Jr. (Independent-Virginia)
Mark Pimentel (Independent-Florida)
Matthew David Pinnavaia (Independent-California)
Samuel "Uncle Sam" Powell (Independent-District of Columbia)
Rajesh Raghavan (Independent-Maryland)
Arthur Rakowitz (Independent Party-Texas)
Luis Ramos Jr. (Write In-New York)
Jill Reed (Twelve Visions-Nevada)
Rich Reed (Independent-Kansas)
John Karl Reiman (Independent-California)
"Mad Max" Riekse (Citizens-Michigan)
Billy Roper (Nationalist-Arkansas)
Paul Rosenberger (Independent-California)
Dan Rozelle (Independent-Indiana)
Donald Sauter (Independent-Delaware)
Francis Savarirayan (Independent-Illinois)
"Average Joe" Schriner (Independent-Ohio)
Larry Schuetter (United Third Party-California)
Stephen Shadden (Independent-Oklahoma)
William Shaw (Independent-Illinois)
James Dee Shinn (Independent-West Virginia)
Jeff Siggins (Write In-Delaware)
David Jon Sponheim (America's Third Party-Washington)
Tom Stevens (Objectivist-New York)
Vincent Stieber Jr. (Ohio)
Charles Tolbert (Independent-Florida)Donald Trump (Independent-New York)Anthony Tubbs (Independent-Louisiana)
Douglas "Dutch" Van Raam (Independent-Arizona) 
Former Governor Jesse Ventura (Independent-Minnesota) Da Vid (Light Party-California)
George Washington Williams (Independent-Ohio)
Andrew Wildman (Independent-Louisiana)
Jerry Wilson (Write In-Tennessee)
Michael "Doc" Witort (Independent-Illinois)
Danny Woodring (Write In-Florida)

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OTHER P2012 RESOURCES:

New Hampshire Political Library - This site contains just about anything you could ever want to know about the influential New Hampshire Presidential primary -- including a directory of every candidate who ever ran in the NH primary. Maintained by the New Hampshire State Library, Franklin Pierce College, University of New Hampshire, St. Anselm College, the New Hampshire State Archives and the New Hampshire Historical Society.

C-SPAN: Road to the White House - Information, links and some streaming video events from one of the nation's leading sources of raw political television coverage. Covers the various likely Presidential candidates. Constantly updated.

Ballot Access News - This respected publication -- founded in 1985 by Libertarian activist Richard Winger -- tracks the attempts of third party and independent candidates for various offices to secure ballot access in the 50 states. The site also tracks changes in the law, court challenges and other interesting tidbits of third party news you usually won't find elsewhere. Use this page to stay current on which third party and independent candidates will and won't appear on your state's general election ballot in November 2008

Democracy in Action: P2012 - A great site has lots of detailed information on the 2012 Presidential contest. Published by Eric Appleman of GWU. Eric has been covering the White House races starting with the 2000 elections. Very useful, well balanced. A great resource.

Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Dave Leip prepared this very informative site, which provides historic voting results from the Presidential general elections of 1860-2008. Covers the vote totals for the major party nominees and the top 2-3 third party nominees in each race. Colorful maps and graphs, too.

PollingReport.com - Why bother reinventing the wheel and writing our own poll tracking page when this excellent page already exists. To follow the trends in all of the latest polls in the White House race, simply visit this site.

Commission on Presidential Debates - Established by leaders of the two major parties to ensure that debates remain a permanent part of every general election, this nonprofit and bipartisan organization sponsored all the general election Presidential debates since 1988. Their controversial and restrictive participation rules largely exclude third party candidates (even the major ones) from participating in these nationally televised debates.

VicePresidents.com - No one pays much attention to Vice Presidents -- or, at least, they didn't used to -- except for these guys. History, trivia, quotes, bios, and more.

4President.org - An online museum of Presidential campaign brochures, bumper stickers and key speches from 1960 through the 2008 campaign. A great site for political junkies.

The Living Room Candidate - The American Museum of the Moving Image presents this great online museum of Presidential campaign TV commercials. The ads, which cover every election since 1952 (Ike vs. Stevenson), are an amazing resource.